This can lead to some extraordinary
mental contortionism, but it is what a limiting belief demands.»
Much of the films success must be attributed to leading man Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean, Rat Race), whose talent for
facial contortionism, over-the-top physicality and comedic line delivery ensures that there is an endearing quality to English's ineptitude, making him a hero we can root for in spite of — or perhaps, because of — his buffoonery.
But, when it comes to actually getting the filter out from the confined space that is its home, there always seems to be some form of
creative contortionism required and I can never seem to remember how it is I got the thing out the last time.
This
mental contortionism is something that new - media artist Daniel Temkin often reflects on while working in his studio in Queens, New York.