THEATER and its doubles : Colin Campbell, Calla Henkel & Max Pitegoff, Bruce & Norman Yonemoto, Martine Syms

The title of Antonin Artaud’s book, The Theatre and its double, connects to the films of Calla Henkel and Max Pitegoff through an address of how performance “[…] can bring about a glimpse into real life […]”. The first two episodes of their series THEATER are interleaved between three historical works, situating their image-making methods within their current home of Los Angeles. Colin Campbell collected scenarios during his sojourn to that city but turned the camera onto himself to unpack the plot. Bruce and Norman Yonemoto are a model for long-term collaboration in Los Angeles, working between film and video to deconstruct both cinematic and televisual codes. Finally, long-time Angeleno Martine Syms shares with Henkel and Pitegoff a proclivity to make space for her artistic peers while working between media predisposed to multiplicity. THEATER and its doubles is curated by Jacob Korczynski.