200223 Whatever

Authorial Comment

Art is what the artist creates. The artist is the one who creates art. They actualize one another in the artistic act, leaving behind an object that occupies a place. Thus, the artist exists only while performing the artistic act and disappears when the act is over: the work remains. In this work, empty shoes occupy the empty place established by the artistic act. In other words, the artist is present here by being absent.

“No, the place does exist, in fact! The artist does not. But he occupies it.”

Occurrences

• Whatever #1 at Serlachius Museum — first documented occurrence, 23 February 2020
• Whatever #2 stream installation — second occurrence

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