
Imagine if Peter Watkins was to make a film about Hirst following the method he uses in his film about Munch. Watkins criticizes the monoform nature of much cinema-fast paced linear narrative to keep people in their seats. In his film about Munch there is not one form but many. Almost in one shot we hear the artist coughing (TB), see an image of his childhood (more TB), one of his portraits and footage of writers etc who formed his intellectual milieu (Strindberg et al); also, spoken over, is a timeline of his era. How are these levels of representation to be worked out for Damien Hirst? If Watkins was to make a film (Munch-like) of Damien Hirst he can find material for every representational level from Youtube:
- Damien + mates shouting and swearing at the Groucho club
- an image of some his 'spots'-the ones he bothered to do himself
- timeline of his era-Trump, Kardashian, Jade Goody (for sentiment)
- Similar to Munch coughing the Hirst film needs kitsch sound to accompany the 'spots'; available from Amazon are Kitchen Craft-n-Fun Animal Sound Magnetic Clips (Energy Class A+). Each clip (spot) makes the noise of the pictured animal and is activated by simply opening the clip (spot). The clips (spots) have a magnet to fix on your fridge.
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