Ed Atkins on Animation as Writing: A Video Interview

In a video interview with Marc-Christoph Wagner for the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art's web TV, British artist Ed Atkins (b. 1982) discusses his training and creative process. Known for melancholic 3D animations featuring hybrid human-nonhuman entities that address existential questions, Atkins explains his deep connection between writing and video: 'I always wanted to make videos that talked about how they were made, so the viewer cannot forget the nature of what they are watching.' He also recounts choosing a career in visual arts, stating, 'Art is the only place where I can think of putting together many different things and do it alone in my room: writing, performing, composing music, and making videos. Building an animation for me is not so different from building a sentence or a narrative.' The interview was published by Artribune in 2017.