The Work of Art in the State of Exile

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Serbia and Montenegro | Artist: Milica Tomié | Project: National Pavilion *
| The Work of Art in the State of Exile |
"The Moment of Terror is the Beginning of Life", Front 242
"Only Anthropophagy unites us. Socially. Economically. Philosophically." Anthropophagite Manifesto 1928
Imagine you wake up one morning and your country has dissa-peared. Your bed and the house are the same and your neigh-bourhood is, almost, the same, but your neighbours seem to have changed and the city is changing even as you get out of bed. On the news a man that you do not recognize is making an inaugural presidential speech, introducing a flag and national anthem you do not recognize and he is speaking about a country, yours, that you do not know. Very soon you will begin to change as well, for with this shift everything from your religion to your education, your understanding of your family and basically your entire value system will be influenced by the changes outside and effect you in ways you... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Serbia and Montenegro | Artist: Milica Tomié | Project: National Pavilion *
| The Work of Art in the State of Exile |
"The Moment of Terror is the Beginning of Life", Front 242
"Only Anthropophagy unites us. Socially. Economically. Philosophically." Anthropophagite Manifesto 1928
Imagine you wake up one morning and your country has dissa-peared. Your bed and the house are the same and your neigh-bourhood is, almost, the same, but your neighbours seem to have changed and the city is changing even as you get out of bed. On the news a man that you do not recognize is making an inaugural presidential speech, introducing a flag and national anthem you do not recognize and he is speaking about a country, yours, that you do not know. Very soon you will begin to change as well, for with this shift everything from your religion to your education, your understanding of your family and basically your entire value system will be influenced by the changes outside and effect you in ways you could not even begin to imagine last night. In less than a decade, you will notice yourself speaking in a different accent and addressing the world in a different manner than your mother taught you and soon you will not even recognise yourself and the trans-formation will be complete.
Milica Tomió, "National Pavilion", Venice Biennale 2003 Technical description
1. Fapadé: On the existing fapadé, 400 flashbulb lights are set on regular inter-vals and on suitable distance. Flashes are interconnected with power cables. Ali equipment is visible. Every minute the flashes go on. Synchronic dazzles form a coherent light curtain, and for a moment the object/pavilion disappears in the light. Vissza