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BENZINKA CONCERT 2009

On the occasion of the sad observation that alternative art space Benzinka is ending  after four years of operation, we present gamy report that wasn’t made on the roof of a gas station as was announced, but it is probably the most unnecessary matter of the whole case. Under different names they  entered the “stage”: Kodet, Muženy, Rafani, KW, Kopáček, Erixikora / 2046 / Eva + Radim Labuda and Rover 75, Gajarský – Štětina, Puškin, Panenské ostrovy and others.

artistsI ne, Oliver Šánti, Eva Krátká, Alexandr Puškin, ostrovy Panenské, Patricia Talacko, Matyáš Chochola, Kodet, Rafani, Kopáček, Roman Štětina, Dominik Gajarský, Twins Indie, 2046, Václav Magid, Guar Guma, Radim Labuda, Erik Sikora, Vendula Chalánková, Muženy, KW
curatorsOndřej Horák, Monika Sybolová
placeBenzinka
tags
cameraEva Jiřička
soundEva Jiřička
editingEva Jiřička
interviewEva Jiřička
translationZuzana Frantíková, Martin Rozbroj
categoryReports
published17. 5. 2010
languageČesky / English
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BENZINKA CONCERT 2009
Life on Earth has gone through some four billion years of evolution and has always already been together, intertwined with a network of intimate relationships. We all share a common ancestor, we all need the same compounds to live, and our structure is made with the same building blocks, we all share common understanding of “substance semiotics”.
The camera on a tripod recorded women, men and children coming up on an escalator from the subway at Wenceslas Square from the then still non-existent underground station Můstek. Their faces reflect everyday commonness and their passive bodies are brought up to the surface in a continual stream on an escalator. Through those people Ságl showed the resignation of Czech society during the normalization period.