Isaac Julien

ECLIPSE (Playtime) . 2013

+ Metro Pictures . moma

Consisting of three chapters, PLAYTIME is set across three cities defined by their relationship to capital: London, a city transformed by the deregulation of banks; Reykjavik, where the 2008 crisis began; and Dubai, one of the Middle East’s burgeoning financial markets. Following the five main characters identified only as The Collector, The Houseworker, The Artist, The Auctioneer and The Reporter, PLAYTIME asks how these diverse characters are entangled in capital and how they are implicated in the global financial crisis. All the characters in PLAYTIME are based on real individuals whom Julien interviewed and researched extensively. The work blurs the line between documentary and fiction by mixing dialogue performed by actors with excerpts from the interviewees themselves.
Metro Pictures

ALL THAT'S SOLID MELTS INTO AIR (Playtime) . 2013

MIRAGE (Playtime) . 2013

HORIZON / ELSEWHERE (Playtime) . 2013