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This Art21 collection spotlights three artists who use research, storytelling, and speculative visions to confront the forces shaping our world. Candice Lin uncovers overlooked histories through sensorial materials; Tuan Andrew Nguyen explores the lasting wounds of war, migration, and colonialism through community-based storytelling; and Josh Kline imagines the human consequences of automation, inequality, and climate crisis. Together, these films invite us to question official narratives and envision more just futures.
In a photogrammetry studio in Brooklyn, artist Josh Kline stands still as 162 cameras fire in unison, the first step in creating an uncanny, three-dimensional rendering of his body, which will be printed in plastic. This documentary short follows Kline as he continues to investigate the structures and inequalities of the twenty-first century, from sculptures and videos contemplating the state of labor and rising unemployment to immersive installations that envision how climate catastrophe will impact our world.
Director Biography
Since 2009, director and producer Ian Forster has been a core part of the production team at Art21, the long-running and celebrated documentary non-profit organization. Ian first worked on the Peabody Award-winning film "William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible" and then five seasons of Art21's flagship PBS documentary project "Art in the Twenty-First Century." Most recently he directed the series' "London" and "Johannesburg" episodes. He has overseen Art21's digital series "Extended Play" since 2012 and has produced over one hundred short artist portraits, featuring some of the most acclaimed and innovative artists working today, including Anish Kapoor and Kara Walker. His films have screened at festivals internationally, including DC Shorts, DOC NYC, and Artecinema.
- Year1900
- Runtime0:14:04
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
This Art21 collection spotlights three artists who use research, storytelling, and speculative visions to confront the forces shaping our world. Candice Lin uncovers overlooked histories through sensorial materials; Tuan Andrew Nguyen explores the lasting wounds of war, migration, and colonialism through community-based storytelling; and Josh Kline imagines the human consequences of automation, inequality, and climate crisis. Together, these films invite us to question official narratives and envision more just futures.
In a photogrammetry studio in Brooklyn, artist Josh Kline stands still as 162 cameras fire in unison, the first step in creating an uncanny, three-dimensional rendering of his body, which will be printed in plastic. This documentary short follows Kline as he continues to investigate the structures and inequalities of the twenty-first century, from sculptures and videos contemplating the state of labor and rising unemployment to immersive installations that envision how climate catastrophe will impact our world.
Director Biography
Since 2009, director and producer Ian Forster has been a core part of the production team at Art21, the long-running and celebrated documentary non-profit organization. Ian first worked on the Peabody Award-winning film "William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible" and then five seasons of Art21's flagship PBS documentary project "Art in the Twenty-First Century." Most recently he directed the series' "London" and "Johannesburg" episodes. He has overseen Art21's digital series "Extended Play" since 2012 and has produced over one hundred short artist portraits, featuring some of the most acclaimed and innovative artists working today, including Anish Kapoor and Kara Walker. His films have screened at festivals internationally, including DC Shorts, DOC NYC, and Artecinema.
- Year1900
- Runtime0:14:04
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States