Biennale de Bucarest - Catalogue

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“Gaze” (2009) video, 6’58’’ courtesy of the artist

Supraveghere cosmică. Poliţie interstelară. Lună plină şi haită de vârcolaci. Noaptea ca topos al privirii alterate şi al pândei. Atitudinea critică subtilă în care puterea metaforei este mult mai radicală decât declaraţia politică afişată. Poetul care este mult mai marginal decât activistul. Stranietatea care vine din faptul că îţi dai seama că oricât ai observa, tot îţi scapă nişte zone neguroase şi impalpabile. Sau, mai bine, Niklas Luhmann, Ich sehe was, was Du nicht siehst. Mica Gherghescu

Cosmic surveillance. Intergalactic police. Full moon and werewolf pack. Night as topos for altered gaze and watch. Subtle critical attitude where the power of the metaphor is much more radical than the exhibited political declaration. The poet is much more marginal than the activist. The uncanny, because no matter how much you observe, you’ll always miss some black, untouchable zones. Or better yet, Niklas Luhmann, Ich sehe was, was Du nicht siehst. Mica Gherghescu

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