the promise of the other place
The work (2018-19) is a novel approach on developing strategic thinking on travel and transport. It looks into the profound reasons for and considerable consequences of moving stuff and ourselves in enormous numbers. It investigates new equations of the perceived value and the cost incurred. it uses mainly manipulated images to freely think about various specific aspects and evoke other layers of awareness.
The work has in its original format the shape of a collage of images with some additional short texts. The fact that the work existed in a one physical form only reinforced the idea behind the work. a work that deals with the differences of determination between one specific place and another place and the ways to overcome these differences was only to be experienced through a physical presence with the work.
The work was shown in its original compositions in 2019 in the exhibition ‘the agony of attention’ to celebrate 15 years of stordes. The first version was exhibited during the conference on ‘the art of management and organisation’ in Brighton (UK), in 2018.
in the light of the covid-19 crisis, the works seems to get another layer of meaning. i decided that the message of the work, rethinking the meaning of movement of people and material, is more important than the conceptual idea of just one physical occurrence of the work.
the digital version
in its original format the sequence of looking at the images was not so strict due to the college format (see picture above). explanatory text was absent except for the titels of various aspects.
in the digital pdf version the physical experience of the collage is difficult to emulate. the digital version is a different experience. the images and the supporting titles remain the same, but the images are strictly sequenced. every of 52 images is preceded by a short text to provide a little background.
you can down-load a digital version: part 1 and part 2
or browse it below
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