Title: I Miss My Enemies
Artists: Jota Castro, Marc Vincent Kalinka, Steve Piccolo, Babi Badalov, Adrian Paci, Bert Theis, Kirill Chelushk
Venue: La Giudecca, Collateral Event
Hidden away in an empty warehouse in La Giudecca, lies I Miss My Enemies. The quirky set up on the first floor offers a dynamic space with various films, audio works, installations, drawings and projections. The chaotic plethora of noise and bright flashes, however, does not distract from the viewing experience and rather compliments the urban and rundown setting, as does the majority of the content of the work on display.
A curious group of street cones and garden implements positioned together to create the appearance of people and a free standing family with light up faces who sing high pitched to the tune of Santa Maria, adding a humorous and interesting touch amidst the more serious films, a randomly positioned football covered in barbed wire and handcuffs hung chained together in a line from the ceiling to floor. This form is echoed by a large reel of paper down one wall, covered with the life-size figure of a man holding a gun repeated over and over. The image is also printed on toilet roll, paralleling the piece but in miniature form, the toilet roll epitomises the presumably low maintenance effect the show was aiming to achieve.
The catchy title of the show is reflected in the nature of events own logo and gimmick that sees all exhibition material and information printed on small card boxes that one would normally find tablets or pills in. The show is well thought through and presents an eclectic mix of media, which - although lacking blurb content does not clarify – provides a social commentary of urban life, set within a staged urban environment.
Laura Stocks
Title: I Miss My Enemies
Artists: Jota Castro, Marc Vincent Kalinka, Steve Piccolo, Babi Badalov, Adrian Paci, Bert Theis, Kirill Chelushk
Venue: La Giudecca, Collateral Event
Hidden away in an empty warehouse in La Giudecca, lies I Miss My Enemies. The quirky set up on the first floor offers a dynamic space with various films, audio works, installations, drawings and projections. The chaotic plethora of noise and bright flashes, however, does not distract from the viewing experience and rather compliments the urban and rundown setting, as does the majority of the content of the work on display.
A curious group of street cones and garden implements positioned together to create the appearance of people and a free standing family with light up faces who sing high pitched to the tune of Santa Maria, adding a humorous and interesting touch amidst the more serious films, a randomly positioned football covered in barbed wire and handcuffs hung chained together in a line from the ceiling to floor. This form is echoed by a large reel of paper down one wall, covered with the life-size figure of a man holding a gun repeated over and over. The image is also printed on toilet roll, paralleling the piece but in miniature form, the toilet roll epitomises the presumably low maintenance effect the show was aiming to achieve.
The catchy title of the show is reflected in the nature of events own logo and gimmick that sees all exhibition material and information printed on small card boxes that one would normally find tablets or pills in. The show is well thought through and presents an eclectic mix of media, which - although lacking blurb content does not clarify – provides a social commentary of urban life, set within a staged urban environment.
Laura Stocks
Posted 1 year ago
