Revolving Histories (#bangbang-1156)
Protest
https://www.juliageroecs.com
Protest
(2019)
https://www.juliageroecs.com
Tags
vwg:declare
2019
Video 16:9
Lecture performance
Politics
Capitalism
Control
Literally
Handling
Narration
Language
The work "Protest" emerges from an examination of common ideologies internalized by our Western affluent society, which have a direct impact on our way of life and our social behaviour. The work addresses the urge for progress, the belief in constant system and self-optimization and the unrestricted trust in the technologies of the future.
The installation consists of two misappropriated cube stools with pictograms that serve as props for a performance in the exhibition space. Roger Bonjour, the main protagonist and interpreter of the performance, appears in the museum on four announced dates during the exhibition period. He gives a choreographed speech about the emotional consequences of performance-enhancing optimization measures and calls for collective resistance against structural violence.
The installation consists of two misappropriated cube stools with pictograms that serve as props for a performance in the exhibition space. Roger Bonjour, the main protagonist and interpreter of the performance, appears in the museum on four announced dates during the exhibition period. He gives a choreographed speech about the emotional consequences of performance-enhancing optimization measures and calls for collective resistance against structural violence.
automatically translated from german
Werkschau 19
place: Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zürich
KuratorIn: Bunjevac, Nela
Dokumentationstyp: Dokumentation einer Performance/Aktion / Documentation of a performance/action
Alternative
Skript der Performance (Geröcs, Julia)
Fotos der Performance (Niklaus Stauss)
Medium
Video 16:9
Dauer: 17 Min.