Ed Atkins

The characters in Atkins’s films are melancholic introverts – commentators on the everyday life torn away from the world of Facebook hyperactivity and the “like” economy. In a flat and nearly perfect synthetic reality, they seek authenticity and emotional depth.

“Even Pricks” concludes a film series by Atkins in which the primary subject is depression. The artist is interested in the potential to express emotion through cold and flawless digital means and plays with the convention of aggressive advertising slogans and film trailers, urging the viewer to “this summer destroy their lives.”