September 24, 2006
Me and BillyBob
I was exhausted from a night of not sleeping to avoid my fear of flying. I awoke in the middle of a flight to San Francisco, druggish, in the middle of the in-flight feature film, Bandits. In the middle of a slow-motion kiss between Cate Blanchett and Billy Bob Thornton, I knew immediately and irreversibly that I should be kissing him instead of her. I was in love."
The Starlight Lounge /
"Misplaced Intimacy is a symptom of our heavily mediated culture. Via fantasy and extensive popular media, the general public imagines secret affairs with favourite celebrities. The crush is a familiar experience – In Me and Billy Bob, I have inserted myself into existing film clips as the recurring object of actor Billy Bob Thornton’s affection. We exchange looks of longing, pleasure, and pain, yet the desire remains unconsummated, looping infinitely. The cinematic devices of voice and gaze exaggerate the drama.
Me and Billy Bob.com
a video / a web site by Jillian Mcdonald
~I know this is so like five-years-ago but I'm presently without a short-term personal hero/savior or fantasy date and I thought I'ld enjoy it vicariously.
Posted by Stubbornson at September 24, 2006 02:35 PM