Germany Has Declared War on Russia. Swimming in the Afternoon. Kafka diary, 1914. pt. 2

Title: Germany Has Declared War on Russia. Swimming in the Afternoon. Kafka diary, 1914.
Media: Video projection
Materials: Black ink on hand
Execution Date: 2007
Exhibition: Thermocline of Art: New Asian Waves
Exhibition Place: ZKM Center of Media and Art, Karlsruhe, Germany
Exhibition Date: June 15th to November 4th, 2007
Curators: Wonil Rhee and Gregor Jansen
Documentation: Courtesy of the artist
Notes: Kafkas unveils a dilemma between the collective verses individual action. Often times while listening to the news or reading the paper, we feel very strongly about the injustices happening around the world. On the other hand, even after such moments, our everyday life continues the way it has always been as if nothing had happened.

In this video, I wrote Kafkas quote on my hand as a reminder of the mixed feelings of defeat and confidence on an individuals effect on the society and preexisting systems. The video is projected onto a table where the viewer would put his/her hand on top of my projected hand. It is as if I am writing the quote like a note of reminder on their hand. Then as they walk away the writing fades as well.

Charwei Tsai

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Film & Animation

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