Joan Jonas: Reanimation

Joan Jonas, who started exploring new media in the mid-1960s, is one of the most influential artists in contemporary art. This film follows Jonas working on her new installation and performance Reanimation for dOCUMENTA(13) in 2012. Inspired by the novel Under the Glacier by Icelandic writer Halldór Laxness, she created a video installation piece, mixing footage of a trip to Norway, music, text, drawings, props, and reanimated videos from her past works. For the performance, she collaborated with jazz pianist Jason Moran who had worked with her on multiple projects over the past years. In the film, the artist offers insights into her art and inspirations.