Title:“This Unremarkable Life”
Year: (Current WIP) 2022-2024
Medium: Video / Sound
Duration: TBD
"Unremarkable Life" Transcript
DO YOU READILY ADMIT THAT YOU HAVE WAY TOO MANY IMAGES.
THAT YOU,
ARE DROWNING
THAT YOU ARE UNMANAGEABLE .
THAT YOU ARE A REPRESENTATION OF SOMETHING UNMANAGEABLE
THAT IS NOT HERE
EXTERNAL
AND
THIS IS GOING TO MAKE EXCELLENT TELEVISION.
IT’S BECOMING INCREASINGLY CLEAR TO ME
THAT YOU CAN’T CARE FOR THESE IMAGES
OR TEND TO THEIR NEEDS BECAUSE THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY OF THEM… >>
DO YOU LITERALLY SEE THESE IMAGES AS YOUR CHILDREN.
CHILDREN. >>
BECAUSE NO ONE SEES YOU AS THEIR MOTHER
YOU KNOW THESE IMAGES,
HAVE GOT
TO
GO
[ CRYING ]
>> THERE IS JUST MEDIA EVERYWHERE. >>
I MEAN I UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF POLYTHEISM BUT
OH, GOD,
SOME OF THEM ARE IN ROUGH SHAPE -
INTESTINES ARE HANGING OUT -
AND IT'S BECOMING MORE AND MORE CLEAR THAT
MANY OF THESE IMAGES BELIEVE
THAT SELF RESPECT CAN EXIST
WITHOUT SHAME.
AND THAT’S
JUST
NOT TRUE.
IT’S TIME TO POST
IT’S TIME TO SHARE
IT'S TIME TO GET ONE STAGE
AND NOT HIT A SINGLE NOTE
OR TUG AT SYMPATHY
MY NAME IS JAKE BRUSH
I’M AND ARTIST FROM LONG ISLAND -
WHICH MEANS I’M ALSO A CLINICAL PHYSIATRIST
WHO SPECIALIZES IN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER AND HOARDING.
THERE ARE IMAGES THAT LIVE HERE.
THAT HAVE MANIPULATED, MULTIPLIED AND OVER RUN THE PROPERTY..
OF YOUR FACE
NOSE LIFT
CHAINSAW TO THE CHIN
THEIR USING THEIR OWN HOMES AS LITTER BOXES
DIGGING INTO THE PORES OF HIS FACE
ESCAPING INTO A MATTRESSES
WITH TWO DOZEN ANONYMOUS STRANGERS
BUT IT’S OK BECAUSE IT’S LIBERATING.
MARIAH CARREY
AND LIKE GETTING FUCKED IN THE ASS.
I’M GOING TO HELL FOR SAYING
ANYTHING BUT
FUCKING A BUS OF MEN IS TOTALLY SAFE.
RESPECTABLE, RIGHT?
RUNNING UP TO THE CEILING
TO SUCK OFF SOME IMAGE NAMED
NAMED AI GENERATED ARTIST
WHOSE MUCH MORE SUCCESSFUL
THAN ME
F SLUR
F SLUR
F SLUR
TALKING ABOUT THIS MAKES ME WANT TO EAT
THIS IS REVOLUTIONARY!
THIS CLUTTER OF STUFF THAT I’M SEEING
IT’S MOVING
THEY ARE CHEWING THROUGH THE WIRING IN THE WALLS
AND THE HOME HAS COMPLETELY DEPLETED IN VALUE.
TOP TEN TIMES BERNIE MADOLF
SLAYED SUMMER SANDALS
THAT’S HOW I FEEL
WHEN I SEE CELEBRITY
OR CRACKHEADS
SEEING CELEBRITY
IN THEMSELVES.
GET A JOB
THIS IS MY JOB.
I'M NOT GOING TO CLIMB THROUGH THE WINDOW.
YOU CAN’T TOUCH OR SEE
YOU CAN’T FEEL THE FUMES OF WASTE
GARBAGE IMAGES
THEY’RE ALL LOOKING BACK AT ME WITH THESE BEADY LITTLE EYES.
FOLLOWING EYES
THEY HATE ME,
SIGH (CAMERA2)
LIFES A MOVIE AND IT SUCKS
AND I UNDERSTAND WHY, BUT I WISH I DIDN’T.
I WISH THE IMAGE SUCCESSFULLY CAUSED BRAIN DAMAGE.
BUT INSTEAD MY HAIR RECEDING
DRY
AND
SPLITTING,
I CARE SO LITTLE
ABOUT GENDER
THAT I CONSIDERED TRANSITIONING
AS A SOLUTION FOR MALE PATTERN BALDNESS
FROM BREATHING IN THIS ENVIRONMENT,
THAT IS UNDENIABLY TOXIC
AND FILLED WITH GOOD THINGS.
BREAK
I’M AN ARTIST FROM LONG ISLAND -
THIS WAS A HARD DAY FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED
ME YOU
IF I CLOSE MY EYES
I CAN HEAR GLEN SHOUTING FROM HIS FILTH INFESTED HOME
INHALE
I CAN’T DO THIS
I’M TOTALLY DONE
OPENS EYES
AND THANK GOD FOR THAT
BECAUSE I KNEW IN THAT MOMENT OF ABSOLUTE DESPERATION
WE HAD A REAL SHOW.
HE’S STRUGGLING
DROWNING IN THIS BIZARRE WAY
THE SHEER POVERTY
EMBARRASSMENT
TURMOIL
SHOULD HE JUST BLOW HIS BRAINS OUT?
SHOULD I?
SHOULD YOU?
IT’S AMERICAN.
IT FEELS REAL BUT MAYBE IT ISN’T
I FEEL REALLY TO ME IN THIS MOMENT
BUT I’M NOT
AT LEAST NOT TO YOU
I’M A VIDEO
I’M COLOR CORRECTED
EDITED
TO MULTIPLE AND MANIPULATE
YOU
AT THIS MOMENT
I AM NOT BRAIN DEAD
BUT I AM HOPING THAT YOU ARE
GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER
TO BEING BRAIN DEAD.
MY NAME IS JAKE BRUSH
AND I’M AN ARTIST FROM LONG ISLAND
WHICH MEANS THAT I AM ALSO
A LICENSED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
WHO SPECIALIZES IN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
AND HOARDING.
SOME PEOPLE GET REALLY ATTACHED
LONG PAUSE
TO IMAGES.
LIKE A HOARD OF PET RATS
SCURRYING AROUND THE FLOOR
WHILE YOU’RE TRYING TO MEAL PREP FOR THE WEEK
CUCKED BY JOINING THE WORKFORCE
WHEN WE DOCUMENT LIFE WE ARE LESS INTELLIGENT
MORE DEPENDANT CREATURES
MORE MANIPULATIVE CREATURES
COULD YOU IMAGEN BEING SO FUCKING UP THAT YOU HAVE
A HOARD OF PET RATS
OVER A THOUSAND
AND ABSOLUTELY NO MONEY.
SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT SHOW
LET'S GET THE CAMERA CREW IN THERE
SET UP CRAFTY
SOMEWHERE ELSE
THE RAT INFESTED TRAILER ISN’T OSCA APPROVED
BUT FOR THE DURATION OF SHOW
AND OUR SHORT AND LIMITED LIVES
WE ENJOY FEELING LIKE GOOD PEOPLE
COOLER PEOPLE EVEN
RICHER PEOPLE EVEN.
BREAK.
I MET A DRAG QUEEN ONE TIME
WHAT A CUNT
SHE SAID I WANT A CAT WITH ONE EYE
AND THEN SETTLED FOR A CAT WITH THREE LEGS
SOUNDS HARMLESS
BUT SHE DIDN’T SAY I WANT A CAT
SHE SAID I WANT A CAT THAT’S REALLY FUCKED UP
BECAUSE THE CATS DISABILITY
HAS BECOME SYNONYMOUS WITH
EXCOTIC
RARE
WE DON’T
TREAT EACHOTHER WITH DIGNITY
WE TREAT EACH OTHER WITH DIVERSITY STATISTICS
SOCIAL VALOR
NARRATIVES YOUR OWN DAMAGES
IN RELATION TO AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER
THE CAT
IT DOES WONDERS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA TRACTION
A LOOK
AN AESTHETIC
KESHA’S CAT MR FLUFFY PANTS HASN’T TWEETED SINCE 2014
AND I WONDER EVERY SAY IF THAT CAT HAS MET
AN UNTIMELY END.
MY NAME IS JAKE BRUSH
AND I’M AN ARTIST FROM LONG ISLAND
WHICH MEANS THAT I AM ALSO
A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
WHO SPECIALIZES IN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
AND HOARDING
HAVE YOU EVER WANTED A PET RAT BEFORE?
JUST DON’T KNOCK IT TILL YOU’VE TRIED IT.
THEY’RE EXTREMELY AGILE
HIGHLY INTELLIGENT
IF YOU LIVE YOUR LIVE IN SYSTEMIC POVERTY
A BREED THOUSANDS OF RATS
THEY WILL OVER RUN YOUR HOME AND YOU CAN BE ON TELEVISION
AND THEY’RE GOT DISTINCTIVE PERSONALITIES,
THEY’RE COOL!
THESE IMAGES
BE FUCKING
WITH MY DEAD
AND NOW THEY'RE IN THE FURNITURE IN THE DRAWS
UP IN THE CEILING SNIFFING
CHATTERING UNDERWEAR
MATERRESSES
CEREAL BOX
KELLOGGS
NO BREAKS FROM WORK
BIG HUGGIES
JUST SHOVE A CATHADAR UP IN THERE
OH MAN
YEAH I MEAN
EVERYWHERE YOU’VE GOT MOUISETURE
LIKE IN YOUR EYE BALLS
OR YOUR LIPS
THE IMAGES JUST START LICKING.
LITTLE TOUGH TO SLEEP
THAT WAY
I MEAN THEY JUST CRAWL ALL OVER HIM
HIS BRAIN IS TOTALLY ROTTED
HIS BODY IS ROTTED
HE’S BECOME A MONSTER
IT’S DISGUSTING
IT SOUNDS LIKE A STREAM ROLLING
STEAM ROLLING
STREAM..
WHAT WAS THAT?
IT SOUNDS LIKE A STREAM ROLLER
OR,
A LIGHT RAIN.
THE MAIN CHARACTER
THE ONE WITH THE BIGGEST
AND MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS
YOU’RE THE ONE WITH THE MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS
THE STAR OF THE SHOW
CAN;T YOU RELATE
WHEN YOU AREN’T THE SHOW
AND THAT’S JUST NOT GREAT
WHATS GREAT IS WHEN
THE DISASTER CIRCULATES AROUND YOUR OWN LIFE
IF THIS IS OVERWHELMING FOR YOU
KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT OVERWHELMING FOR US
ME AND YOU
THE VIEWER
AND WHATEVER I AM
THIS IS UNCOMFORTABLE FOR US
BECAUSE WE ARE HAVING THE TIMES OF OUR LIVES
I HOPE
BUT DIFFIDENTLY NOTHING GOOD IS COMING FROM IT.
MY NAME IS JAKE BRUSH
I’M AN ARTIST FROM LONG ISLAND
WHICH MEANS I AM ALSO A CLINICAL PHYSIATRIST
WHO SPECIALIZES
IN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
AND HOARDING
I AM OUT OF BREATH.
BREAK IN POSTURE
HEAD OVER
AND
CUT
AND
BACK
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