James Scheuren (Homepage Project)
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| Date start | 02.01.16 |
| Date end | 02.29.16 |
| Start Time | 12am |
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| Admission | Free |
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| Associated Program | Welcome to my Homepage |
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Welcome to my Homepage presents James Scheuren, a self-titled project by James Scheuren.
This project was completed when Welcome to my Homepage was formerly known as ‘’’Welcome to my Guest Room’’’.
Project Description
Scheuren conducts One Question interviews with the comedians asking the following, "Which joke do you use when you start to lose a crowd?" You can view these videos by clicking on the pictures. These are portraits of standup comedians in Austin, TX. I have been making these pictures since January 2013. They are mostly made with a 4x5 camera and a strobe at night in front of venues during open mics and feature sets. The pictures are called We're all Gonna be Famous. A larger selection can be found here.
In Walter Benjamin's "The Storyteller" he compares the different modalities of the story and the novel: one is a public performance and the other is made in solitude to be consumed in solitude. Live comedy––like storytelling––is public in both its failure and its craft. Though jokes are written off the stage they must be edited and refined live in a collaboration with the audience. In this way, standup is an emotive and hopeful anachronistic process that begets community.
Artist Bio
James Lam Scheuren is an artist working in photography and motion picture whose work concerns how material culture exists to shape perception and the economy. He has had solo shows at the University of Vermont, Texas State University, and the University of Virginia and participated in national and international group exhibitions. Scheuren has been awarded residencies at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Vermont Studio Center, and Jentel Artist Residency. He teaches photography at the University of Virginia.
Viewing Details
On view online (desktop only) at welcometomyhomepage.net.
