The world is filling up with silent people
2018
16 minutes 27 sec
2K video
The video records a common celebratory practice for cyclical events such as birthdays through extreme measures. The artist slathers an excessive amount of ketchup onto a piece of overcooked "well-done" steak, violently pierces the meat with seventy-two candles. The performance continues to blow out of proportion. The artist lights the candles with an industrial-grade propane torch and lets them run out of exhaustion.
The title of the video is taken from the publication Now, written by the Invisible Committee, a collective of anonymous authors, is a political critique on the world of capital and laws of labour. Silence is often thought of as mute, neutral or lack of expression. The lack of sound also can be heard as another audible form of expression by one’s choice to refrain from voicing out, may be restrained by other factors. The use of steak with ketchup and number of candles refers to the current United States president birthday year and his taste preference with his favourite food, a protein dish that is often associated with the American culture, bodybuilding and masculinity. As the last candles in the video hopelessly fight for oxygen to stay alive, without taking further action, the spectacle ultimately ends on a foreseeable apocalyptic note.
2018
16 minutes 27 sec
2K video
The video records a common celebratory practice for cyclical events such as birthdays through extreme measures. The artist slathers an excessive amount of ketchup onto a piece of overcooked "well-done" steak, violently pierces the meat with seventy-two candles. The performance continues to blow out of proportion. The artist lights the candles with an industrial-grade propane torch and lets them run out of exhaustion.
The title of the video is taken from the publication Now, written by the Invisible Committee, a collective of anonymous authors, is a political critique on the world of capital and laws of labour. Silence is often thought of as mute, neutral or lack of expression. The lack of sound also can be heard as another audible form of expression by one’s choice to refrain from voicing out, may be restrained by other factors. The use of steak with ketchup and number of candles refers to the current United States president birthday year and his taste preference with his favourite food, a protein dish that is often associated with the American culture, bodybuilding and masculinity. As the last candles in the video hopelessly fight for oxygen to stay alive, without taking further action, the spectacle ultimately ends on a foreseeable apocalyptic note.
