Petpourri

Petpourri

Jake Brush
2023, 20:58 min, color, sound, HD video

Description

Petpourri spotlights the career of Marc Morrone, a pet store owner, TV host, and local celebrity from the artist’s hometown of Long Island, NY. The video is set in a speculative universe based on the controversies of Morrone’s 1996 public access television program, The Pet Shop with Marc Morrone (later titled Petkeeping with Marc Morrone). Petpourri creates a story of doubtful authenticity as the artist plays a deranged superfan who believes themself to be a genetic clone of Morrone. The demands of pet ownership and excessive media attention collide in an overexaggerated retelling of events as a bevy of side characters obsess over the exaggerated details of Morrone’s life. Petpourri was commissioned by The Shed for their 2023 Open Call exhibition.