HUGO ARCIER INTERVIEW

FRENCH ARTIST HUGO ARCIER TALKS ABOUT THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN VIDEO GAMES AND VIDEO ART IN THIS COMPELLING INTERVIEW PRODUCED SPECIFICALLY FOR GAME VIDEO/ART. A SURVEY.

THIS VIDEO IS ALSO ON DISPLAY IN THE INTERVIEW SECTION OF GAME VIDEO/ART. A SURVEY, FEATURING CONVERSATIONS WITH SEVERAL OTHER ARTISTS.

SYNTHETIC INTERVIEW. 2016. from Hugo Arcier on Vimeo.

Hugo Arcier's 11 Executions (2015) is included in GAME VIDEO/ART. A SURVEY. A new, powerful work by French artist Hugo Arcier recreates scenes of terror and violence within Grand Theft Auto V.

"With 11 Executions, Arcier stages brutal acts in which men and women of different ethnicities, social classes, and ages slaughter innocent people on the beach, on the highway, in the office, on the pier, and more. It's hard to miss the connection with recent events - Paris, Brussels, Istanbul and elsewhere. In a sense, 11 Executions can be seen as a series of re-enactments or, better, replays, devoid of explicit political or ideological frames. Arcier mentions the short film Elephant (1989) by Alan Clarke as a key inspiration. This influence can be seen in the use of camera angles, ambient sound, and the grim "narrative". Additionally, Arcier's machinima presents generative elements because the artist has little control on the reaction of the computer-generated characters shot by the main character, which explains the choice of "replaying the replay"." (GameScenes)

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