Cast of rusty characters (CORC)
Video
300 seconds
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Genre-Film Starring:
REAL NAME CHARACTER PORTRAYED
| Ball joint | as Dick Screw |
| Steel Toes | as Balls Nuts |
| Screws | as Toe Fetish |
The film is an assembly of an art piece featuring three main characters.
The characters seem to be cast inappropriately, considering their temperaments are defined by their names. This scenario mirrors the lives we live as present-day human beings. People are often not placed in environments that are most natural to them, where work feels like second nature and their productivity is maximised. Instead, people often find themselves chasing careers because of better pay, so our natural talents are often suppressed in favour of wealth, and prosperity is only defined in monetary terms.
Cashiers are there for a limited period because that is not their dream career. Accountants want to be music producers, call centre consultants are really actors, singers and podcasters, and teachers want to go into politics. Children are not supported by their parents in their dreams and aspirations, but instead, parents want to live through their children and blackmail them to take up careers that the parents failed to achieve.
The figure being assembled represents a movie, and the main characters in the movie are those mentioned above. Their mission is the survival of the figure as a species.
The magnifying glasses are placed on the genitals and feet, which are essential for moving into the future. The genitals (Dick Screw and Balls Nuts) are essential for the reproduction of the species, making sure his kind does not die out, and the feet and toes are the original transportation to the future. The toes (Toe Fetish) are the first part of the body to reach one’s destination. The figure has diamond eyes to show he cares more about wealth. His walking stick is his main support system, a drill drilling for gold.
His arms that are supposed to free him are the chains that bind him, and so he obliviously whistles away his favourite tune from digital music stores on his mobile.
He seems content, so he never questions anything.
GALLERY
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