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“How do you know
I’m mad?” said Alice. “You must
be”, said the cat, “or you wouldn’t
come here”. (Alice’s Adventure in
Wonderland Ch.6, Lewis Carroll, 1865)
Yesterday’s news said:
“French police have smashed a
cash-counterfeiting ring that produced over 9 million
€-worth of fake banknotes in a hiddenprintshop
in a village east of Paris (the biggest ever in
French history)“. This reminds us of “Warrior
of Love Rainbowman”, a Japanese TV series in
the 70’s about a superhero’s battle against
a secret society Shineshine-dan whose attempt is to
destroy the Nation of Japan. In its “Operation
M”, Shineshine-dan printed millions of fake Yen
banknotes which caused hyper inflation and social
disorder. We notice that most of banknotes contain a
portrait of “power and fame” of the nation
which secures the credibility of their face value. “Who
will save us?” is a multi-media installation
of a French artist anthony peskine. In his latest
series of work: “Sauveurs” he cut a mask
out from a portrait on real banknotes from all over
the world. Those look like our “Saviors”,
picaresque superheroes, ultimate outsiders, somewhat
powered by shamanic force. There will also be
three short videos questioning the power of the
nation as an institution, as well as a wall
installation “Synonymous Declaration of Human
Rights“ whose famous original text is
systematically replaced by synonymes generated from
software.
“Who will save
us?” is accompanied by HASND’s public
art work “Putin’s Daughters”, a
LED display devices continuously projects the names
of Vladimir Putin’s two daughters” names.
The passersby can notice it through the
gallery’s show window.
Who will save
us?
A crisis
has been going on for years. Crisis is like terror.
All humans, whatever their condition may be, feel
threatened. Everyone is waiting to be saved from
turmoil by some superior force.
But the
forces themselves are threatened. Heroes cannot be
found anymore in yesterday values. If not in the
Human Rights, the Government or the Finance, heroes
must be somewhere else.
I am
looking for them everywhere I go.
anthony
peskine
June 2012
Putin's
Daughters
The project Putins Daughter's
began with a simple question in 2010; " What do
Vladimir Putin's daughters look like?" The result
of an image query of Google's search engine was
exceptionally limited. The few images on the internet
that appeared were a key selection of family photos
of Yekaterina "Katya" and Mariya as
babies or young children, and one or two pictures of
them as young adults. The resultant shock of an
internet search denying a return is at the root of
this project.
After further research, I became aware
that Vladimir Putin has made great demands for the
privacy, and complete secrecy of his daughters lives.
The media fully complies. Vladimir himself is of
significant celebrity, fabricating elaborate photo
shoots documenting his exaggerated masculinity in the
wilds of nature. We are inspired by this case example
of power sublimating celebrity and internet
experience.
HASND
June 16th
2012
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“Comment savez vous que
je suis folle?” demanda Alice. “Vous devez
l'être”, dit le chat, “sinon vous
ne seriez pas venue”. (Alice au pays des
merveilles Ch.6, Lewis Carroll, 1865)
Aux dernières nouvelles:
“La police française a démentelé un gang de
faux monnayeurs imprimant des faux billets pour plus
de 9 millions d'euros (la plus grosse prise dans
l'histoire française) dans un atelier clandestin de
la banlieue est de Paris“. Cela me fait penser
à une série TV japonaise des années 70 “Warrior
of Love Rainbowman”, où un superhéros se
bat contre une société secrète Shineshine-dan qui
essaye de détruire le Japon. Dans ”Opération
M”, Shineshine-dan imprime des millions de faux
billets de Yen générant hyperinflation et chaos
social. Remarquons que la plupart des billets
affichent les portraits de la puissance et de la
gloire d'une nation ce qui assure la crédibilité de
leur valeur nominale. “Who will save
us?” est une installation multi-media de
l'artiste français anthony peskine. Dans sa
dernière oeuvre, il a decoupé un masque dans les
portraits de billets de banque du monde entier. Ils
apparaissent comme des sauveurs, des superhéros
picaresques, des outsiders ultimes, mus par une force
shamanique. Acôté, trois courtes vidéos qui
mettent en cause le pouvoir de la nation en tant
qu'institution, et aussi une installation murale
“Synonymous Declaration of Human Rights“
dont le texte original bien connu est remplacé par
des synonymes sortis du logiciel.
“Who will save
us?” est accompagnée de l'oeuvre de HASND
“Putin’s Daughters”, un bandeau
lumineux affichant en continu les noms des deux
filles de Vladimir Poutine. Il est visible des
promeneurs au travers de la vitrine de la galerie.
Who will
save us ?
Une
période de crise, c'est comme une période de
terreur. Tous les humains sont en détresse. Chacun
rêve d'une force supérieure qui pourrait le sortir
du mauvais détour dans lequel il s'est
engagé.
Seulement
aujourd'hui, même les forces supérieures attendent
d'être sauvées. L'héroïsme, s'il n'est plus dans
l'État, dans la République, dans les Droits de
l'Homme ou dans la Finance, doit se trouver
ailleurs.
Partout où
je vais, je suis à la recherche de cet héroïsme
sans relâche.
anthony
peskine
Juin 2012
