1. What do you understand by the word 'claymation'?
Claymation uses clay, a digital camera, a computer, and video software to make character come to life by posing them in multiple frames and creating a mini-movie.
2. What is meant by the term 'surrealistic Garden of Eden'? and 'all that is natural goes awry'?
The dark space surrounding with music implies the paradise, seems utopia. In Natalie Djurberg's work, the whole space seems odd and it looks so unreal because it is making me feel like in a dream. the 'all that is natural goes awry' seems obvious through the claymation, a body has been scratched down till a metal wire is left.
3. What are the 'complexity of emotions' that Djurberg confronts us with?
I think Djurberg expects to see different emations from viewers. I personal think the sexuality is pretty strong here, because of the animation shows how Eve scratched out Adam's skin until the bone is shown. this makes me feel uncomfortable and fear response to the work.
4. How does Djurberg play with the ideas of children's stories, and innocence in some of her work?
Usually claymation is made for children ends up with happy endings, the storyline is always full of joyce and fantasy. However, in Djurberg’s work, it results in heavy emotional scarring, because Eve is peeling off Edam’s skin, looks like doll’s head is cut off in children ‘s claymation.
5. There is a current fascination by some designers with turning the innocent and sweet into something disturbing. Why do you think this has come about?
I think these designers are doing this because they are telling the truth around us, not just like perfect, sweet and innocent world in children’s fantasy world. We wish everything is perfect and in positive position around us, but the truth is the real world is always full of complexity.
6. In your opinion, why do you think Djurberg's work is so interesting that it was chosen for the Venice Biennale?
I think Djurberg’s work is so interesting that it was chosen for the Venice Biennale because of the idea of disturbing in the work. Throughout the work, everything is making you feel uncomfortable, the eerie plants, the disturbing and I think most disgusting video clip I’ve never seem in a art gallery. It is not a fantasy sort of looking work, however, the disturbing objects really make viewers stop and watch, at the same time want to just walk away from that space.
7. Add some of your own personal comments on her work.
I don’t enjoy Djurberg’s work, because I think it is disturbing and of course so disgusting. If I was there walk around the space, I think I will be shocked and feel both want to stop and finish watching the whole videos and want to just leave that space so quick as well, the work is awesome because I think it is disturbing viewer while really attract attention.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_Biennale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVZq0H8mfvQ
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