Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen
ARTIST / FILMMAKER

 My Cat and I
(1999)
Duration 4:37 minutes
 
In Nikolaj Larsen’s video My Cat and I the artist holds a cat in his arms for several minutes as he attempts the impossible task of creating a motionless
portrait. The cat’s increasing agitation juxtaposed with Larsen’s deadpan expression makes for an amusing contrast while setting up an examination of the constructs of video and photographic portraiture.
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