Wednesday, March 5, 2008

3/5/08, ZeFrank, Alex Bag and The Truth (More or Less, you know?)

ZeFrank had a daily vlog in this form that Alex Bag (in her wisdom) exploited over ten years ago. In this episode talks, in his deadpan way, about Valentine's Day. There are more than enough broken -hearted video posts to be found on the net, making melodrama of what is, essentially, melodrama. However, ZeFrank, like Bag, begs of us to ask the question: what is the orator's personal investment in these offerings? Bag dressed up her appearance to overstate a cliche , that may or not be true; ZeFrank dresses in a very normal way and talks in a disconnected manner from his subject: love. Both performers seem to channel some form of the truth, but from different places. Bag was an art student who certainly could have been as self-pitying and naive as the character, and perhaps ZeFrank is as disconnected from emotion as his video suggests. However, both pieces seem to be a coming to terms with that part of themselves in a way seperate from their specific experiences.
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