Opinion Sur Joven

Interview with magician Jansenson

Working magic

December 2007, by Pablo Winokur

As a career, magic may imply simple entertainment in celebrations, or it can be approached as a performing art in itself. In this issue of Opinión Sur Joven, we interview Argentine magician Jansenson, who denies the definition of magician and says he is “an artist who does magic”. “Many people come to see my show because of the stories, the music, the poetry and, also, the magic”, he assures. What’s a magician’s life like off the stage? Why only few people consider this activity to be an art? How does he manage to combine his profile in the media with his artistic side?

Exercising our senses

A sensorial experience

November 2007, by Ezequiel Priluk

A play you can’t see but can feel, smell and hear. Whereas the sight becomes the prevailing sense, Ojos Cerrados (Eyes Closed) aims at recovering the value of the other senses: you have to cover your eyes before you go in.

A young filmmaker’s road to Barinas

October 2007, by Tomás de Leone

One of the writers of Opinión Sur Joven got a nomination at the Latin American Short Film Festival, held in Venezuela, for his movie “Galápagos”. In this article he tells us how he turned a thesis for college into a short film with international presence.

The real trash TV

The crisis of television

September 2007, by Pablo Winokur

Whereas moralists argue that TV corrupts children, the following article defends trash TV. But it criticizes the totalitarian behavior of over-the-air channel programmers, the lack of pluralism in the programming grids and the disrespectful attitude towards fixed schedules. In Argentina, a TV program scheduled at 10 may start at 10.30, 11, 9.30 or never even start.

Bloggin’

August 2007, by Dolores Sosa

Blogs are personal diaries which allow readers to leave all sorts of comments. It’s a means of communication where exchange and dialog appear to be essential. The following article talks about some of its potentials and shows you some tools to start doing it and improve it. Why can blogs turn into the great public space of the 21st century?

European cinema vs. American cinema

What’s the difference between them?

July 2007, by Tomás de Leone

Little differences express how one and the other see the world. American cinema wants brightness and color; the European one is rather sepia and sometimes boring. One is mostly aimed at selling, while the other attempts to portrait reality, although sometimes it doesn’t make it given its lack of rhythm. A young director explains his opinion on the subject.

Bar stories

June 2007, by Pablo Winokur

They are important symbols in big cities. Bars are the places where job issues are solved and the meeting points for depressed people, lovers, people with nothing to do and people who talk about soccer and politics. And, also, the place where some journalists hear other people’s conversations.

Downtown graffiti

An ascending urban culture

May 2007, by Leonardo Núñez

Paintings on trains, schools, buildings, stores… Vandalism or artistic phenomenon? This way of expression of the streets is taking over large cities day after day. Based on the stories of two graffiti writers, Opinión Sur Joven analyzes how they deal with law and possible job opportunities. Also, the opinion of neighbors, storekeepers and transportation companies.

Art for beginners

How to visit a museum and not die trying

April 2007, by Leonardo Núñez

If a vertiginous sensation takes over you every time you enter a room with paintings hanging from the walls. If you can’t find the difference between Italian Renaissance and American pop art. If you still don’t acknowledge the existence of the Argentine and Latin American institutions gathering the most varied and latest works of art in history. All these are reasons for you to read this article and take some advice to enjoy and understand one of the noblest human expressions.

Filming in Latin America:

Mission Impossible?

March 2007, by Tomás de Leone

Today’s cinematography is going through an extreme situation of market radicalization; the cake’s not equally distributed. On one side, American cinema; on the other, the rest of the world. Why is the US movie business the greatest box-office hit in the world? What about the rest of the films? What are we gonna do?

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