ABOUT
'Chainsaw Man' by Theetat Thunkijjanukij examines Chainsaw Man, the manga work of Tatsuki Fujimoto within the political and cultural context of the life of the manga Chainsaw Man, both directly through its influences on Pop Art, of cinema, and indirectly through its shared interest in the poetics of merchandise, publicity, and the conquest of space.
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Crowd shots are then shown of people out in the streets celebrating Chainsaw Man, chanting his name as the broadcaster tells watchers to go outside and see what was happening themselves, and that everyone should join together to cheer him on.
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Kishibe leads Denji and Kobeni into an underground safehouse. Kobeni comments on how, having witnessed Makima’s attack, she will likely be hunted down, and asks Kishibe if she won’t ever be able to contact her family again. He tells her “That’s probably so”, to which she responds with relief. Denji is surprised. As the two sit, Kobeni begins to cry, explaining her fears of death and telling Denji that she is jealous of his reincarnation abilities. Denji replies that though he is physically fine, he is an emotional wreck, and is coming to terms with the fact he’d lived his entire life in subservience to others, never making any significant choices of his own. Kobeni responds that such a life - a life full of hardships and unhappiness - is ‘normal’, stunning him. As he stares at her in shock, he comments on how he wanted to be normal, to which she responds with confusion. Suddenly, Denji’s attention is drawn to a nearby TV, on which news reports discussing the ‘Chainsaw Man’ are playing. The TV discusses Chainsaw Man’s heroic deeds, showing a number of people cheering and celebrating him. Denji watches, in stunned silence, quietly whispering “That’s me…” to himself.
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PAST EVENT
date: 21 April 2024
location: Filmtheater Kriterion, Amsterdam
support: Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst (NL)
movie list
Messiah of Evil (1947)
Evil Dead II + An Andalusian Dog (1929)
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)
Hereditary (2018)
The Wailing (2016)
"He expected an ice cream, but she took him to the movie marathon".
This is the line that inspired the upcoming six film movie marathon Chainsaw Man Calling Party, curated by Theetat Thunkijjanukij. The marathon brings to life a scene from the epynomous manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto, in which its two main characters go on a movie marathon date. Much like the manga's writer translates scenarios from western/horror films into his mangas, this marathon translates a scenario from his mangas into the "real-world".
The marathon lasts from noon to midnight, and will be accompanied by an opportunity to buy Chainsaw Man merch, and to taste a Flower Affogato by Pam Virada.
Vanilla Sky
date: 12 March 2023
location: LAB111, Amsterdam
support: Stimuleringsfonds Creative Industries (NL)
Screening of the movie 'Vanilla Sky' (2001) : 2h 21m, and the publication lauch of 'Chainsaw Man Chapter 84-89', catering with 'tofu mire and blanket morass' by Qihang Li
MERCH
Chainsaw Man T-shirt
edition: 50
size: M, L, XL, XXL
screen: black, screening on front and neck label
material: Gildan Ultra Cotton
€22,00
PUBLICATION
Chainsaw Man Chapter 84-89
edition: 100
scale: 15.5 x 25.5 CM
paper: Coated Gloss 170g, Recystar 80g
pages: 120
binding: sewn glued spine binding, soft-cover
€12,00
The assemblage of reproductions from the manga 'Chainsaw Man' collectible prints: A hero shot of 'Chainsaw Man' from the cover of 'Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 47, 2019', 'Chainsaw Man' cutout full-colored poster, and 'Chainsaw Man' manga chapters 84–89.
This project was made possible by the support of Stimuleringsfonds Creative Industries; Experiment Grant Scheme and Stichting Stokroos, the Netherlands.
