Isabella Fürnkäs

Vice Versa Two-channel video installationMattress with two 40“ flat screensVideos: 22 min, color/sound, loop Performance on the mattress Two TV monitors are obliquely stationed on a white mattress, like pillows on a bed. The viewers can see fragments of images passing through the monitor, and hear the sound of a woman conversing in a low voice, mainly asking about her counterpart’s mental state or bringing up gender-specific topics. The images, projected along with dialogues such as “hi,” “how are you,” or “I can’t see,” do not appear to be relevant. An androgynous-looking figure, appearing to be asleep on the bed, exhibits the ‘powerful sense of solitude’ nestled within an individual living in our own time, back turned toward the TV monitor. The artist focuses on reflecting on the fragmented order of time in our era, and narrating this topic in a language that exists somewhere in between compressed expressions and the description of a fragile figure. The viewers are offered an opportunity to ponder on the various possibilities that are brought forth through familiarity and new concepts about communities. Text by Hyun Jeung Kim (Nam June Paik Art Center) Performances enacted:1st performance with Lukas von der Gracht at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf2nd performance with Jordan Milner at CSA Space Vancouver3rd performance with Minsun Choi at Nam June Paik Art Center Seoul Dialoge spoken by Juan Antonio Olivares and Ewouyne Wallerhihihow are you?i don’t knowohwhat’s updo you want to talk about it?nocometrust meyou can trust mei’m confusedwhy?i’m not surewhat’s the matter?feeling dissociativedistractedstupidwhat time is it?i don’t knowgo oni can’t talki can’t seemovedo you want some water?yeseverything is movingwords don’t existi’m sorryi really don’t understandwhy are you doing this?pleasestopgo onplay the gamewhat are you doing right now?nothingwhat do you mean?you?you should sleepi can’t sleepsomeone’s on the phonewait.made with Lay Theme