No name Zagreb

Trapped within space, unaware visitors of the group exhibition become material of my work. I intervene using stroboscopic flashes projected on the devastated facade of the French Pavilion. By attracting visitors’ attention, I provoke a situation for creation of artwork. I succeed. In control of stroboscopic rhythm, I manipulate visitors’ movement and keep them in a certain frame. Without anticipating the result, I wait and document the situation using video. This work leaves the traditional role of the author, relativizes the traditional role of the spectator, and questions power relationships within the perception of artwork. Visitors become creators of artwork, while author – once the trap has been defined – loses all power and becomes a mere spectator.

Technical info: happenning / ca. 15 min
Video documentation, 8’45’’
Exhibited: 2006 Inter(aktiv), Gallery SC, Zagreb, Croatia