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Cristina David

Romanian artist Cristina David started her artistic training at the Art Academy in Bucharest, Romania and completed her MDA at the Art Academy in Bergen, Norway. She also studied at the Faculty of Mathematics in Bucharest. Video is her primary medium, but she also works with photography and installations. Her often humorous texts and images are related and the majority of her work is story-based. The stories come from day-to-day life. In her texts, she blends her personal experiences and thoughts. Ms. David has said that her stories often emerge from her impatience at the slow motion of daily life. She likes to work with narrative and enjoys seeing reality through tales. When her mind feels that there are gaps in the real world, she tries to fill them with stories.

artistsCristina David
place_Neurčené město
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published13. 4. 2015
languageČesky / English
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The choir of voices that is at times consonant and at times dissonant seeks know-how for undermining the bold narratives that revolve around heroic, autonomous figures who exert extraordinary power to overcome obstacles. Where does the saying about the events which make us stronger unless they kill us come from, and what is the actual meaning of the word “stronger” anyway?
Instead of students, the building was temporarily inhabited by creatures created by the artist, and the footage is accompanied by Koťátková’s gentle, sensitive, yet critical voiceover (letter to the school). It is complemented by the echoes of children’s voices and quotes from the school rules, serving as a reminder of how strongly the elementary school environment shaped us. What memories do we carry into adulthood from the spaces of gyms, locker rooms, cafeterias, desks, and “in front of blackboards”?