Hank Bull et Eric Metcalfe

Sax Island, 1984

© Hank Bull et Eric Metcalfe

Hank Bull et Eric Metcalfe, Sax Island, © Hank Bull et Eric Metcalfe

© Hank Bull et Eric Metcalfe

Hank Bull et Eric Metcalfe, Sax Island, © Hank Bull et Eric Metcalfe

© Hank Bull et Eric Metcalfe

Hank Bull et Eric Metcalfe, Sax Island, © Hank Bull et Eric Metcalfe

© Hank Bull et Eric Metcalfe

Hank Bull et Eric Metcalfe, Sax Island, © Hank Bull et Eric Metcalfe

© Hank Bull et Eric Metcalfe

Hank Bull et Eric Metcalfe, Sax Island, © Hank Bull et Eric Metcalfe
Artist
Hank Bull et Eric Metcalfe
Title
Sax Island
Dimensions and medium
Video, colour, sound, 11 min 30 s
Artwork description
Sax Island is a video that depicts an imaginary world, called Sax Island, where a confusing narrative unfolds across a series of cartoon-like vignettes. Blending the real with the imaginary, sets and characters representing various archetypes from television and film—such as pornography and police dramas—are superimposed onto animated watercolour drawings. Through their work, Hank Bull and Eric Metcalfe explore new formal possibilities and their impact on our perception of the world. The video’s realistic yet fanciful atmosphere and the shamelessness of its characters creates a distracting effect that parodies the usual tropes of commercial television.

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