Swiss - Artist | January 11, 1955 -
The process of editing is what I enjoy most - putting the pieces together and making sense out of them.
Christian Marclay
TogetherProcessEnjoyEditingOut
With improvisation, I just do it. It might be a total failure but then you just throw the dice again.
FailureYouDiceJust Do ItJust
You start with an idea but then so many things can happen.
StartYouHappenThingsIdeaMany
Unlike sitting at a computer screen, printing is very direct and hands-on.
SittingPrintingScreenHands-On
When you take something apart, you get a great sense of what it took to originally put it together.
GreatTogetherYouTakeSomething
These things I sample, or clip, are things that we share - music, films, sounds. It triggers a layer of participation from the audience as they recognize the material and remember it.
MusicRememberParticipationAudience
If you make something good and interesting and not ridiculing someone or being offensive, the creators of the original material will like it.
GoodInterestingSomeoneYouWill
Art is all in the details.
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It's the way life is, I suppose. Whatever happens, you deal with it.
LifeYouWayWhateverDealHappens
Since I was a child I have always been cutting things out and gluing them together rather than drawing them.
TogetherChildDrawingAlwaysOut
Every person's remembering will be different. That engagement is important, I think.
ThinkBe DifferentPersonImportant
As an artist, you're always somewhat obscure. We're not talking Hollywood.
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