Video installation based on video projections onto objects. Plato's ancient dialogue, Crito, is projected onto casts. The dialogue refers to obedience to the law.

Materials: 2 video projectors, 2 video players, plaster casts
Size: Variable

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Summary:

While influenced by the technique of other video artist's such as Tony Oursler, I projected Plato's ancient dialogue, 'Crito', onto casts. The dialogue refers to obedience to the law. When Socrates receives the death penalty by the Athenians, Crito a friend of his, powerful in Athens, tries to convince him to save his own life and avoid the punishment. The dialogue lasts 40 minutes.

The concept of this video installation is related to the concept of a monument. Monuments usually represent authority or symbolize great facts, that's why they are usually of generals, priests and politicians. Assyrians used to create great monuments in the countries they had conquered, representing their victories against them. The question at this point is: is that the only use of a monument?

Many ancient Greek dialogues took place in a public space such as the ancient Athens Agora. This fact creates another question: who is speaking in public space today? The talking heads (casts) in this installation may refer to TV and TV presenters, as the people who are nowadays heard in public.

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