Open Page
Open Page with Kim Mahood
Why do you write?
To work out what I think, which requires digging through the received ideas and lazy generalisations that clutter the surface of my mind, and crafting the language to describe what I’ve found. I also have a strong desire to communicate certain things.
Are you a vivid dreamer?
Yes, I have vivid dreams full of ridiculously obvious symbolism.
Where are you happiest?
In my studio.
What is your favourite film?
There’s no single film I could claim as favourite – among the films I’ve loved are The Royal Tenenbaums, Lost in Translation, Beetlejuice, Birdman, Blue Velvet, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Apocalypse Now, Doctor Strangelove, and All About Eve.
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