The Complete Electronic Diaries. 1984-2019. Directed by Lynn Hershman Leeson

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The Complete Electronic Diaries. 1984–2019. USA. Directed by Lynn Hershman Leeson. Courtesy of Lynn Hershman Leeson.

The Complete Electronic Diaries. 1984-2019. USA. Directed by Lynn Hershman Leeson. Digital. 76 min.

Lynn Hershman Leeson chronicles her life as she speaks to the camera about trauma, anxieties, and obsessions, offering an honest, intimate view of her experiences. Yet the film also demonstrates the gap between the artist’s real and virtual selves, and her struggle with authenticity as she tapes her innermost thoughts. Sometimes she cuts, multiplies, and mirrors her own image, documenting the struggle to articulate her identity in a video meant to be broadcast to the public. In recent years, Hershman Leeson has expanded these diaries by interviewing specialists to discuss the ethics and possibilities of DNA replication, genome editing, advances in biotechnology, and new surveillance methods that come with it.

This film accompanies Lynn Hershman Leeson: Moving-Image Innovator.

Past events

Sun, Jun 16, 2024, 4:00 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Fri, Jun 14, 2024, 7:30 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

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