Wrong Place /Mauvais Endroit /Lugar Incorrecto /틀린 장소

Submitted by David Khang on Thu, 2014-06-12 11:25

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A Space Gallery, Toronto
May 16 - June 15, 2014

Wrong Place / Mauvais Endroit / Lugar Incorrecto / 틀린 장소 is an ongoing series of site-specific public works that are performative. By researching geopolitical histories, seemingly disparate political events are 'remixed' - cross-culturally and linguistically. Performed in various international sites - Nicosia (Cyprus), Santiago (Chile), Valdivia (Chile), Mexico City (Mexico), Edmonton (AB), Montréal (QC) - each iteration centres on an iconic public speech, which is translated, then enunciated in multiple languages. The result, at once dissonant and consonant, is intended to question our collective historic amnesia, and to trigger a re-imagining of the interconnectedness and continuing relevance of these events to contemporary culture and politics.

At A Space Gallery, the work becomes a multimedia installation based on the original performances: painted military fatigues, flags, a bicycle-powered mini-tank, and videodocumentation of the original site-specific performances.

http://www.canadianart.ca/reviews/2014/06/12/david-khang/

 

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