Babić, Milijana: Building a Bright Future

Babić, Milijana: Building a Bright Future

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Title Building a Bright Future
Type Installation, Performance, Interactive installation, Participatory performance, Participatory project, Relational project
Date 5 October 2011
Venue Galerija Škuc
City of production Ljubljana, Slovenia
Production City of Women
Language Slovene
Format 1920x1080 pxl
Duration 18' 26"
URL Gradnja svetle prihodnosti
Registration number CoW-2011-PERF-583

Synopsis

The work represents a collective game of building card towers. Apart from being just a game, the tower of cards is also an expression, meaning structure or argument built on a shaky foundation or on one that will collapse if a necessary (but possibly overlooked or unexpected) element is removed. It is performed by the audience, individually or in groups, for the duration of the exhibition, simultaneously presenting a constantly changing installation. The backs of the cards have been specially designed with an image of a peace chain with an equal number of men and women, standing for the vision of a “bright future.” Each player is marked by a badge as a “builder of a bright future,” standing for the awareness of individual responsibility. The idea of building a bright future with playing cards is dystopian in its start, as it seems an impossible task to get so many little pieces of paper to balance on one another. However, there is a possibility that a tower can be built with patience and the correct technique. This happens especially when a profound group dynamic has been created.

Source: City of Women

Sodelujejo

Text by Predrag Pajdić

Artist, artistic group

Production