ECONOMY OF MEANS / ACT 1 & 2
“Economy of Means” (act 1) considers drawing as a form of moving image using storyboard and graphic novel structures to explore the idea of revolution and rebellion through an expanded metaphor and symbolism of bread. Intricately weaving historic references and grotesque bread creatures, the narrative follows from injustice to uprising, unity to fragmentation and defeat.
“Economy of Means” (act 2) also considers drawing as a form of moving image, and explores ownership, production, representation and abstraction through an expanded symbolism of bread. Merging together economic diagrams, signs, anthropomorphic bread figures, and industrial machinery, the drawing unfolds various screen resolution sizes followed by production and distribution images.
‘ECONOMY OF MEANS’ ( act 1 ), archival print, 44 x 66 inches
‘ECONOMY OF MEANS’ ( act 2 ), archival print, 44 x 66 inches
Research for drawings
Film still from S. Eisenstein's 'October'
Motion study photograph by Eadweard Muybridge ( Library of Congress )
Peter Kropotkin’s title page of ‘The Conquest of Bread’
Details
Detail from ‘ECONOMY OF MEANS’ (act 1)
Detail from ‘ECONOMY OF MEANS’ (act 1)
Detail from ‘ECONOMY OF MEANS’ (act 2)
Detail from ‘ECONOMY OF MEANS’ (act 2)