Jillian McDonald a filmmaker that bases much of her work off of horror films. She uses visual effects to put herself in various movies, captures death in films through drawings and does street performances, engaging people in the world of zombies. There are aspects of her work that I found very interesting. I was intrigued by the Body Count Drawings. It’s interesting that she took moving images, which we only see for second and created drawings. The death scenes are definitely more impactful when you have to look at them for more than a second. I also thought it was really nice that they are in pencil them seemingly smeared in red.
I had a hard time connecting to her video work, however, I did enjoy Alone Together In the Night, “Two videos projected on opposite walls feature zombies and vampires staging a dramatic Western-style showdown at dawn in the desert. Surrounding the videos are floor-to-ceiling photographic murals that wrap the gallery in local desert imagery: cacti, mountain, rugged terrain, contemporary ghost towns, and graveyards. Freestanding photographic cacti rattle dryly via tiny speakers.” I really like the set up of this instillation, recreating an Arizona desert.
It’s interesting that Jillian identifies with the genre of horror rather than the fans of horror. The variety of inspiration that drives artist identity is really amazing. Learning about artist work and what they identify with has helped me in figuring out my artist identity.
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