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Jorn Ebner, confined | controlled (The Wagoner's Lad), electronic drawing, 2007 |
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7. THE WAGONER’S LAD BY BUELL KAZEE, 1928 REMIX: JORN EBNER, CONFINED | CONTROLLED (THE WAGONER’S LAD), 2007 Ebner explains his approach: “Listening to the track ‘The Wagoner’s Lad’ the first time, the words “confined” and “controlled” stuck to my brain; listening again, the role of women in society seemed a little less critical in those terms. The woman laments that a wealthy husband slipped through her fingers because of her parents and the male voice seems to criticise her for this - he doesn’t even want to sit with her. I wondered what a contemporary scenario was: women wanting to be married; have children; be sexy; be successful; have a MySpace, I Am Sexy site. I want people to disobey fashionable conventions; I wished, there was girls magazine called “Protest!”” Jorn Ebner is based in Newcastle upon Tyne and Berlin. He has recently has solo exhibitions at KX, Hamburg and Hatton Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne. His work has been presented at festivals including Ars Electronica and Siggraph 2006. www.vane.org.uk |
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