Sara W.'s Response to Rist

Pipilotti Rist seems like an incredibly passionate artist who is dedicated to her work in an emotional way. The article says that "Rist methodically gathers up her frustrations, disappointments, disillusionments, and regrets and translates them into ambitious video installations". I thought this statement was especially interested because it seems contradictory to gather up such strong emotions in a "methodic" way. I feel like this process must take a lot of time and a lot of thought. I liked reading about the way Rist also uses the camera to express emotion. When the author was talking about the way Rist moved the camera it felt like the camera was a person, or something with feelings. I think it is nice to hear about artists who devote so much time and care so much about their work and what they want it to symbolize. Through her work, Rist is able to invent her own scenarios and create scenes from her imaginations, fantasies, and reality.