Reports

Waiting Room

everydayness object installation
artistsDominik Lang
placeNárodní galerie v Praze – Veletržní palác
tags
everydaynessobjectinstallation
castDominik Lang
cameraJan Vidlička
soundJan Vidlička
editingJan Vidlička
interviewJan Vidlička
categoryReports
published4. 3. 2015
languageČesky / English
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In today's social climate, the line between folk horror and urban myths is as thin and winding as the old streets of Prague. In our most recent historical memory, we have seen them re-enchanted by the decline in tourism and repopulated by lonely figures of stray night walkers and people excluded from society. The age-old idea of art as a mirror that allows us to see lived reality from a new perspective comes to mind, or perhaps a distorted glass surface can deform shapes and create illusions.
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Jesper Alvaer's videos in a compilation from 1999-2004 make up a compact unit following alike motifs and themes. The short films show everyday reality which the author designs or just simply records. They are related by matching the camera eye, a game in which a simple slit through the objective creates a new autonomous event.