HIROYUKI TAKENOUCHI
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Alex Thebez is an Indonesian artist, who is currently living in New York. He is fascinated by technology and its capacity to create and distribute visual imagery at a massive scale, and creates work that explores ideas of discomfort and disconnect. In his work, Alex is primarily concerned with images (both moving and still) and their ability to translate difficult emotions and contradictions surrounding themes of sexuality, national identity, home, and collective memory. Alex also runs TAGTAGTAG , an indepe
I first met Alex online when I did an interview with him 10 years ago, and subsequently hung in real life whenever he visited. Such connections are the reason I’ve enjoyed running this platform: when online friends become IRL friends! To mark Nope Fun’s 500th interview, it felt appropriate to speak to him again. We spoke about his latest projects, online spaces and identities.
Thanks for agreeing to do this! I first interviewed you in 2012! I wanted to begin by asking: how has your approach and relationship to photography changed or not changed? You’ve done quite a few personal projects and commissions since then.
HIROYUKI TAKENOUCHI