Chad would often take images I had sent and 'treat' them. In early 2000 I was thrilled to curate a Sydney showing of Chad�s conceptual sculpture Darlo Homo, Chad�s first exhibit in Australia and the last public showing of Chad�s art while alive.
The Truthbary documents some of the images and poetry Chad Witt created during our four-year friendship, many of the images are from Chad�s 'treated' versions of original photography of mine. Chad�s own voice narrates snippets about himself, and one of his musical compositions provides the soundtrack.
The film is in a minimalist style in keeping with Chad�s own tastes.
Three of Chad�s images in the film have been further 'treated' by me, making The Truthbary our final collaboration.
It was screened at the Sydney Squatfest Film Festival in 2008.
John Douglas |
