A still from O Leonardo
growing more and more vague: do you think that this "frontier" will exists longer?
simultaneously. I can’t quite decide whether this is rewarding or the most scattered and disastrous creative shift in my life.
Strong work is strong work. The medium is not important. I view talk of frontiers with suspicion. I love cinema, but these categories/boundaries do not speak to me. Much of my inspiration comes through literature, cinema, music, and journalism. With luck, I hope to continually work with new mediums, new approaches.
The biggest change over the years involves what I choose to work on. When you’ve got a broad curiosity, as I think I do, it’s easy to dive into projects about anything. But now I try to make sure that each work carries strong personal meaning, that it involves questions that intrigue me and that I can learn from. I also like to feel that I occasionally make a small contribution to the wider world around me, as absurd and idealistic as that might sound.
How has your production processes changed over the years? My production process has long been marked by a certain glacial constancy, since I’ve never had the money or institutional support to realize my ideas quickly (please feel free to introduce me to your wealthiest, most foolish friends). That said, I have been collaborating much more, and this allows me to work on multiple projects
Thanks for sharing your time and thoughts with us, Bob. What's next for you? Have you a particular project in mind ? The Cluster Project continues, and this means collaborating with several other artists on va-
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