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An interview with Andrea Chu

By Jen Bekman on June 1, 2006 6:15 PM

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Your name:
Andrea Chu

Age (optional):
31

Where are you from?
Palo Alto, CA

Where do you live now?
Brooklyn, NY

What's your day job?
Watching the ice cream trucks go by my apartment with my nephew.

Which artists inspire you?
Terri Wefienbach, William Eggelston, and Wong Kar Wei.

Describe that moment when you knew for sure that photography was
something you wanted to pursue seriously:

When my friend Ken corrupted me with stolen film from the photo supply
store we worked at.

What kind of camera do you use?
Mamiya 645 Afd, Hasselblad, and Polaroids (Land Camera and SX-70)

What's your favorite film?
Classic: Umbrellas of Cherborg
Contemporary: Chungking Express

Who is your hero?
My dad

What are your favorite foods?
Rice and soup, Gummi Bears (Haribo-Gold), and my sister-in-law's pasta dishes

What are you reading right now?
Accordion Crimes by Annie Proulx

Who's your favorite musical artist/group?
The Jam

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2 Comments

Malena | July 10, 2006 11:12 AM

dear miss chu. I miss chu so much. I am the first person to make puns with chu. If you liked the accordian crimes I recommend the first half of Proulx's book Postcards although I rewrote my own ending because the bitch is so dark. I so love your blurred barn picture. That is my kind of party right there. All those drive-bys are fucking sweet. Also looked at kens pictures. Hot brooklyn shot of what appears to be your bedroom. Suddenly feeling very intimate with you and your guitars. Plus you look badass on a swing. Your fiend, Maleria. ps: My crew & I will be coming to the area of teaneck next month for a week. If the grown-ups get a night out I will be calling for advice. Or maybe you should come bowling in Englewood. (sugarhill,sugarhill!!)

susan steffen | July 19, 2006 10:04 PM

Andrea,
You've come a long way baby!!! I met you when I worked at photo supply along with Ken. It's really quite exciting to know that you've accomplished so much!!! And that you stayed "true" to your art.
Susie




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