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The idea itself is quite simple,get clubbers on a night out from 2 different venues,in different countries to come into a purpose built temporary marquee studio in the club. Tell them they are going to have their photo taken but then film them whilst under the influence of intoxicants for 10 minutes instead.
The results are pretty gruesome,twitching and dancing seemingly uncontrollably to the music playing in the club around them its fascinating and sometimes uncomfortable viewing. Slipping in and out of semi consciousness as the drugs they are on take effect,sometimes smoking cigarettes and occasionally remembering where they are and looking into the lens of the camera hoping it will soon be over to go back out into the action.
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As a narrative its pretty close to what i am hoping to achieve. The format is different but both convey the same message to me. This is not a bad thing that these people have chosen to do, Its an escapism from every day monotonous life by coming together to dance to a specific genre of house/techno in a very primitive and tribal gathering.
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Different clans can be identified by the music,body ornament such as tattoos,piercings and even the clothing they wear. The 2 clubs on Buzzclub are very different culturally but joined by the same basic need to party in this drug fueled hedonistic way. There were clubs of each kind in the others country when this was set in the mid 1990's but these were the most popular of each and the sounds represent them accurately.
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"Buzzclub, Liverpool (1996), features teenagers dancing to a soundtrack of 1990s acid house and rave in a studio erected in a Liverpool nightclub, in an intimate and revealing snapshot of urban youth identity. Focusing on adolescents, young adults and people in a transitional stage of life, Dijkstra’s portraits aim to capture ‘uninhibited moments’. By using pared down, reduced backgrounds she produces striking and beautifully rendered works which slowly unravel personalities, heighten emotional responses and emphasise the psychology of her subjects." Source - Text and Images
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