As her dystopian new exhibition opens in New York, the American photographer and filmmaker talks about the allure of Hollywood and why “art is a fundamental urge to communicate and connect”
represents the spiritual realm symbolised – the ecstatic pain and pleasure of rebirth –is the story of death and resurrection in the physical world. The story is simple: four people in suits unleash a massive mirrored pinball onto the street, mowing down all the random bystanders who have the misfortune to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. And though they are flattened upon impact, they rise again, offering hope for the future.
“It was important that the pinball be causative because I think there’s always some sort of intention behind an obstacle we face in our lives.” Possessed with an exquisite sense of beauty, melodrama, and absurdity in equal parts, Prager flawlessly transmutes her cinematic sensibilities into surreal tableaux of everyday life.
The thing that matters to me in art is that it’s shining a light on who we are,” she says. “We are always trying to find a greater understanding for each other and for ourselves, and art is a fundamental urge to communicate and connect. Being isolated put an emphasis on why art is so important … I was able to get back to basics.”
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