{"id":20851,"title":"As Long as the Blackbird Sings","dimensions":"00:29:13","date_begin":"2009-01-01","material":"mini DV (colour, sound)","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":21,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":6,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Courtesy of the Artist ","cached_tag_list":"Els Dietvorst","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"","stream_count_app":40,"permalink":"as-long-as-the-blackbird-sing","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":"","short_description_it":"","cached_primary_asset_url":"http://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/051/211/medium_500/Blackbird2.jpg?1580985580","cached_actor_names":"Els Dietvorst","hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":false,"category":{"en":"Video","nl":"Video","fr":"Video"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/051/211/large/Blackbird2.jpg?1580985580","poster_credits":"(c)Els Dietvorst","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring one of her many walks along the Brussels-Charleroi Canal, Els Dietvorst meets ACM (Art-Coeur-Merci). It is the start of an intense relationship. Yet\u0026nbsp; the moment Dietvorst visits ACM to make a film, he has disappeared. In his absence, Dietvorst made the film \u003cem\u003eAs Long as the Blackbird Sings \u003c/em\u003ewith an actor. The film is a reflection of ACM\u0026#39;s mental state: he\u0026#39;s strong and vulnerable at the same time. Henry David Thoreau\u0026#39;s \u003cem\u003eWalden\u003c/em\u003e is a source of inspiration. This iconic book from 1854 is a combination of observations of nature, social criticism and philosophical insights. It has become a symbol of sustainability, anti-capitalism and civil disobedience.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTijdens \u0026eacute;\u0026eacute;n van haar vele wandelingen langs het kanaal Anderlecht-Charleroi ontmoet Els Dietvorst ACM (Art-Coeur-Merci), wat het begin vormt van een intense relatie. Op het moment dat Dietvorst hem opzoekt om een film te maken, is ACM verdwenen. In zijn afwezigheid maakt Dietvorst met een acteur de film \u003cem\u003eAs Long as the Blackbird Sings\u003c/em\u003e. De film is een reflectie van de mentale toestand van ACM, tegelijk sterk en kwetsbaar. \u003cem\u003eWalden \u003c/em\u003evan Henry David Thoreau is een bron van inspiratie. Dit iconisch boek uit 1854 is een combinatie observaties van de natuur, sociale kritiek en filosofische inzichten en is een symbool geworden voor duurzaamheid, antikapitalisme en burgerlijke ongehoorzaamheid.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026quot;Het is een impressionistisch beeld. De video portretteert iemand die naar de rand van de maatschappij wordt geduwd. Terwijl ik denk dat het iemand is die zich al in de nieuwe wereld bevindt. Hij recupereert alles wat wij wegwerpen. Hij is de nieuwe mens.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eED\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eC\u0026rsquo;est lors d\u0026rsquo;une de ses nombreuses promenades le long du canal Anderlecht-Charleroi qu\u0026rsquo;Els Dietvorst rencontre ACM (Art-C\u0026oelig;ur-Merci). Une rencontre qui marque le d\u0026eacute;but d\u0026rsquo;une relation intense. Mais quand Dietvorst va lui rendre visite pour r\u0026eacute;aliser un film, ACM a disparu. En son absence, Dietvorst fait appel \u0026agrave; un acteur et r\u0026eacute;alise le film \u003cem\u003eAs Long as the Blackbird Sings \u003c/em\u003e[Tant que chante le merle], un reflet de la psych\u0026eacute; d\u0026rsquo;ACM, \u0026agrave; la fois forte et fragile. L\u0026rsquo;\u0026oelig;uvre puise son inspiration du roman embl\u0026eacute;matique de Henry David Thoreau publi\u0026eacute; en 1854, \u003cem\u003eWalden\u003c/em\u003e, dans lequel l\u0026rsquo;\u0026eacute;crivain m\u0026ecirc;le observations de la nature, critiques sociales et r\u0026eacute;flexions philosophiques. Un ouvrage entre-temps devenu symbole de d\u0026eacute;veloppement durable, de d\u0026eacute;sob\u0026eacute;issance civile et d\u0026rsquo;anticapitalisme.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":1504,"name":"Els Dietvorst","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}