Commensal

Commensal
Verena Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor
2017, 2-channel film and video installation: 16 mm film transferred from 8 mm film and digital video. Film: color and black-and-white, silent, 42 minutes. Video: color, sound, 27 minutes

A portrait of Issei Sagawa and his brother Jun Sagawa reading Issei’s manga in which he depicts his killing of René Hartevelt, counterposed to family film footage of their childhood in Japan. documenta 14.