Most of his ultra-high-definition videos feature a single avatar, which the artist dons like a theater costume. They have skin and stubble so convincing it feels perverse, and hematomas that glisten like puddles after rain. What really animates him are love and ennui, terror and regret: the enduring emotions that our technologies can’t contain. “While these forms of media are very important aspects of the work, Ed has also a very strong literary quality, which has perhaps been missed before. They’re animated by a grief that’s uncontainable and unruly, and kind of seeps out of the work.”

Source: New York Times July 22, 2021 15:45 UTC