If Capitalism Is Short, My Shots are Long
Declan Clarke Talks to Shirley Read
Format:Paperback
Publisher:MuseumsEtc
Publishing:1st Mar '25
£18.00
This title is due to be published on 1st March, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
This book, an exclusive interview with Berlin-based, Irish artist and filmmaker Declan Clarke, provides a detailed insight into the creative process of an artist at a key stage in his career. Clarke is a master communicator and storyteller - always open, amusing, inspiring - and highly readable.
Ranging from his early formative experiences at art college to his work on his most recent, award-winning films, the interview ranges over those issues of fundamental concern to almost any artist: instinct, research, colour, form, collaboration, career, funding, creativity, technology, politics... and the dogs of Bucharest.
The interview is illustrated by images of Clarke at work researching and shooting his films.
- Thread-sewn, OTA binding, with flaps.
- Cover: Callisto Pearl 250gsm.
- Text: Olin: Rough Soft White 120gsm.
Declan Clarke's skill is to weave the personal into the political and vice-versa, and to show that the two are inextricably related.
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Declan Clarke shows how indeed timing is everything in words and still images as he discusses his journey, research processes and approach to filmmaking. Always political, with a literary and emotional depth to his work, Clarke communicates an artist’s vision of analogue film that allows past, present and future to connect for potent, tangible moments before they drift apart.
Prof. Sarah Perks, Centre for Culture & Creativity, Teesside University
A critical - and uniquely frank - conversation about left-wing politics, class, the moving-image and cinema.
Valentine Umansky, Curator International Art, Tate Modern
This engaging interview offers an intimate glimpse into the mind of a celebrated artist and filmmaker, covering everything from his creative process, the politics around it and the unexpected stories behind his work. In dialogue with photographs documenting the artistic process, and filled with humour and insight, the book invites us into a great journey about how the work is made.
Rosa Barba, writer and filmmaker
ISBN: 9781912528400
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
96 pages