Consumption

VIEWING NOTES This film is best viewed with the use of headphones or in a quiet environment as sound levels have been kept deliberately low throughout. ABOUT Consumption is a short film commenting on the consumer society that we live in. Based upon an original concept by Botch which was developed as a stop-motion animation for the Saatchi Motion in Photography competition in 2014. We are a society obsessed with consumption. From the latest electronic gadgets to fashion clothing to out-of-season foods, we want it all. Now. Need it or not. Consumption is shaping our lives, our world. We consume. It’s what we do. This film involved Botch being wrapped in plastic shopping bags, with the bags taped together. Another was placed over his head, with all safety holes taped over and tape sealing it around his neck. Airtight, he was literally running out of oxygen. The entire film (just over five minutes) was shot in a single take. Original concept, costume and performance by Botch (http://www.botchart.com) Produced, directed, filmed and edited by Joshua Evan (http://www.joshuae.com) Film website: http://www.joshuae.com/portfolio/consumption-film

Consumption, 2015, Video Performance, 05:34 Minutes

In this collaborative project with Joshua Evan, we envision how we sometimes feel as consumers; presenting an overwhelming scene of a person suffocating in the products of their perpetual demand for consumption, Evan and I aim to instigate this discourse: Are we consumed by consumption?