Flusser 100th anniversary

Flusser 100th anniversary, 2020

Curator: Baruch Gottlieb

Difusão broadcasting

O Vento Uiva, ouça

The Wind Howls, listen

My commentary

 

I received from Baruch Gottlieb, Vilém Flusser Archiv, Berlin, an invitation to join the celebration of the 100th anniversary  of Flusser, in an online event in May 12th, 2020, from 12pm to 12am, German time. The event replaces the projected festival in Robion, France, suspended due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
I chose to make a simple video based on the deep impression left by an episode of my experience as his assistant. I had the collaboration of Monai de Paula Antunes, art researcher, collaborator of Vilém Flusser Archiv, Berlin, all done by cell phone resources, overcoming the distances that separated us.
The ensemble to which I gave the title O Vento Uiva, ouça (The Wnd Howls, listen) consists of Statement; Poetic manifestation over read Text and Finale.
Gabriel Borba, 2020

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Conjunto da Obra

O Vento Uiva, ouça (The Wind Howls, listen)

O Estado das Coisa (indicação direta I), 1979

colagem, 65.00 X 45.00 X 0.00

Works, Series and Collections: O Estado das Coisas (The State of Things)

Expositions: Anos 70 Arte como Questão, Prospectiva 74

O Estado das Coisas


The State of Things

My commentary

 

Newspapers were censored and did not disguise. Articles vetoed by the censor, under the claim that the edition was ready, were replaced by black stain or by alternative text, pure joking, like classical poetry or cooking recipe.

 

I was constantly seeing the ruse and, using the first page of O Estado de São Paulo, a very combative newspaper, I made O Estado das Coisas (The State of Things). Allusion to the title of that newspaper, state as unit of federation, replaced by state as a condition.

Gabriel Borba