Scratched Pictures

“Paranoid Park” is a Portland park of ill repute. It was the “Punk” hub of the 80s & 90s. It’s also a book of Blake Nelson and a movie of Gus Van Sant about a skatepark on Portland’s east side… Artistically it was my first great work of the “Hooly World” project. “Hooly” is based on the French word “houle” (English: swell). “Hooly World” is originally a universe of sweet creatures (the Hooly or Hoolies) taken by the whirl of life, but always happy (however, I like the idea that viewers could see many others things like teddy bears swimming in noodles or ghosts…). I have just played with that universe and the “Paranoid Park” spirit in a crazy collapse with referencies to underground culture. Follow the white rabbit… – Pascal Cuttoli.