Me Myself (2001)

Video performance. The video is made for projection on a 1,5 of a life size bed installed at the ceiling of the exhibition space.

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Summary:

It is nowadays a lot easier to talk about sexual liberation. It is considered that today people are not as conservative as they were in the past. Religions and politicians do not have the power to stop new ideas, people's will and contemporary beliefs.

Internet sells sex, love, escorts, marriage, sells Russian women. All you have to do is to enter your credit card number and ORDER! You can order a Russian, a Chinese or an American woman. You have the ability to choose whether she is blonde or dark haired, tall or short, or what ever else you want! Big breasts? Small? They sell everything. And you can order it online! 

Hermes, Apollo and most of the ancient Greek Gods are carved in marble and their dimensions are larger than the life size, to emphasize their power and beauty. Charles Ray's FALL '91, the eight-foot-high powerful woman, represents his dreams about safety and comfort. When looking at Her, he feels protected. She emasculates and comforts him.

The video 'Me, Myself' is made for projection on a larger than a life size bed installed on the ceiling of the exhibition space. The spectator is not able to reach the projection space, in a similar way their subconscious is usually beyond their control, while the artwork becomes an imposing presence because of its size. The video's slow loop focuses the spectator's subconscious and its aim is to shock by making him more familiar with a truth other than the one when is sold. The puppet movement refers to a kind of control influenced by online and offline services, where money production is more important than people's purposes and needs.

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Me Myself (2001), variable dimensions
Me Myself (2001), variable dimensions