{"product_id":"act-natural","title":"Act Natural","description":"\u003cp\u003eA self-portrait in six screens. Six-channel video installation, color, sound. Edition 1 of 1 + 1 AP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAct Natural\u003c\/em\u003e is a self-portrait about being watched, and about what we do the moment we think someone is looking. Six screens set deep in mirrored, platinum-coated ceramic tubes on wood, each showing Jim alone in his apartment. When someone walks in, he changes what he is doing, and the screen turns to the questions he asks himself, in white type. Each screen holds one inner state and the conversation that goes with it: the questions he asks, and the ones he can't answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeft to right:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe laugh. Out of joy or nerves or fear, it becomes a stare. \u003cem\u003eWhy do I laugh when I'm scared? Who am I keeping a straight face for?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe window. He leaves the view and vacuums, cleaning so he doesn't have to look out. \u003cem\u003eWhy can't I sit down? When did I last stand and look at it?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting. The painting he loves comes down, the way art comes off the wall before family visits: editing his own work to keep other people comfortable. \u003cem\u003eWhy do I take my own work down? Who am I decorating for?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dance. The fast dance, danced like no one is watching, is the flow we all want. It slows to the one he cannot do. \u003cem\u003eWhat does carefree actually feel like? How do I stop caring who is watching?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dishes. His resting hand starts washing dishes, keeping it all tidy instead of letting it go. \u003cem\u003eWhat am I holding together? Who would tell me?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe run. The walk becomes a run, for the mind and the body, and a race against people he doesn't know. \u003cem\u003eWhy do I start running when I see someone running? Did I decide to or did it happen?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSold with a signed certificate of authenticity, the master video and sound files on an archival drive, and installation instructions. Screens and electronics may be replaced with the artist's approval. Copyright remains with the artist. White-glove delivery only.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J Schatz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47275986419908,"sku":"act-natural","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/7682\/files\/jim-schatz-act-natural-install-1.webp?v=1794672332","url":"https:\/\/jschatz.com\/products\/act-natural","provider":"J Schatz","version":"1.0","type":"link"}