Video Screenings Program
Curated by Gabriela Galati
The Bud, The Seed, The Egg
Mores McWreath , 2008, DVD Color/Audio; 00:20:00
Courtesy the artist
As Mores McWreath expresses in his artist statement "My art interrogates and restages the fragmented nature of human subjectivity using video, photography, and drawing."
In fact, his videos are usually divided into units that are like "chapters" or "vignettes" that are independent, but at the same time, they complete a broader sense when they are put together. So the form McWreath chooses to communicate in his works is also fragmental.
"The Bud, The Seed, The Egg" is about potential and unexpressed possibilities, where overlapping segments of an unwritten text operate as an iconic reference to issues regarding human nature.
Baby Bottle Sequence
Baptiste Debombourg 2009; HDV color/audio; 00:06:35
Courtesy Galerie Patricia Dorfmann Paris
Baptiste Debombourg’s works look into the relationship between common objects, everyday life events and art. Generally he works with sculptures and installations, but he also uses other media such as video, photography, drawing or performance. When working with video, Debombourg examines people's hobbies, like in "Baby Bottle" where weekend racers use cars cut in half. In this way, ordinary events and discrete people's interests are raised to a kind of ironical heroic level.
Pinocchio
Luca Bolognesi 2007; DVD Color/Audio; 00:03:00
Courtesy CAR projects Bologna
Luca Bolognesi usually works with photography and video. The artist consciously avoids giving any explanations or interpretations about his works as he prefers each piece to stand out by itself, without quotations or references.
Pinocchio tries to free himself from his nose by hitting it against the screen over and over again. He won't succeed, and the nose will become a sticky ball every time and more difficult to get rid of. Finally, Pinocchio will end up breaking his head in two.
