Garish Sun
France, HD, color, 3 min.
original language: English
A young Asian woman , with an open book in her hands, is walking and reading
at the same time. She reads Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, an
English edition, a little bit used. She walks in the middle of clumsy and
cheaply remade buildings of the Renaissance in Italy, an attraction park
with remade sights. It is impossible to make out where it is situated.
In the background one can see a miniature Col oss eum next to an Amsterdam
quay.
This young woman will never see the Italy of Romeo other than in a polyester
decoration like in this theme park. The words of the novel, known around the
world, which she is whispering with her melodic voice and with her hard-to-identify
accent, unveil the melancholy of this fake trip.
In 2008, in the time of internet and television, millions of people are not free to leave their country and will never get the chance to experience the reality of the world.
(C. de Meaux)