Nerijus Rimkus has been our editor from the beginning of this sharing adventure called “I like this blog”, but the direction of his wonderful new work is worth a separate mention.
Rafter “No Fucking Around” by Matt Wells.
1. Two truths and a lie about you, please
I’m super-organized, I’m good with plants, and I support myself as a foot model. Actually those are all lies.
2. Scenes presented in your photos have a an ominous feel to it, as if something bad is about to happen. Was that your intention and could you tell little more about ideas that drive your creative process?
Yes that was absolutely my intention. There’s an undercurrent of fear and anxiety that runs through a lot of my work: fear of change, fear of the natural world. And fear of chaos. I’m particularly interested in mankind’s desire to seize control of his natural surroundings. You could say that the installations, monsters, or whatever you want to call them, are the unintended by-products of that overreaching tendency.
3. Who makes those light installations that are featured in your work?
I do. Most of them are made from wire mesh, sticks and leaves. Some are suspended from the trees, others clamped to light stands, which I remove in post-production. To get the various spooky effects I use fluorescents, strobes, gels and smoke bombs. I generally destroy them upon completing the shoot, mainly because they’re so unwieldy. Some are up to 8 feet tall.
4. Best line from a song
I was afraid I’d eat your brains. –The National
5. Who should we interview next?
E.F. Kitchen. She has a new book out from Powerhouse featuring portraits of Middle-Ages re-enactors, all shot in black and white with a vintage 8X10 view camera. Think Matthew Brady in 13th century England.
More works by Thomas Jackson.
Top down: Andrea Gomez, Byron Eggenschwiler, Maxime Gérin, Peter Locke, Irkus M. Zeberio, Peter Basden and Ariel Aberg-Riger.
Mathieu Lambert, France. Also check his “Pan Pan” video.
Mike Bailey Gates (b. 1993 in Rhode Island, USA)
“Floating Island and Totem Islanders” is a series of conceptual works composed of various forms and elements (including the Totem islanders an their temples, buildings, and transportation tools) by Shu-Kai Lin from Tainan, Taiwan.
Ilikethisblog presents a series of interviews with contemporary artists talking about a work of art/artist they admire.
Jessica Williams reveals her liking for Laurie Anderson.
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“The Odysseus” by Mikael Kennedy (b. 1979 Vermont, USA).
300 posts. Thanks everyone for reading.
Raoul Gatepin (b. 1978 in Trappes, France) lives in Brooklyn, USA.
Mario Scorzelli, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Lauren Treece (b. 1983)
“Erased” by Paul Pfeiffer (b. 1966)
Ludmilla Cerveny, Nancy, France.
Ilikethisblog presents a series of interviews with contemporary artists talking about a work of art/artist they admire.
Flemming Ove Bech talks about Alice Neel.
Daniel Lachenmeier lives and works in Basel, Switzerland.