CORPUS:
apocalisse 21.1
../Related Objects

KEYWORD:
#social image

CULTURAL DEFINITION:
../Edition: 1∞
../Site/times: 2019.05.17

TECHNICAL DATA:
../Object: simple
../Matter and technique: site&time specific installation, phosphorescent paint, digital image and relational act

DESCRIPTION: The vantage point for this environmental installation was positioned in an elevated area of the exhibition space, accessible to viewers via a dedicated staircase. This installation featured a floating layer of gilded metallic paper, suspended mid-air, seamlessly extending the plane to the horizon line defined by the back wall. At the center of this horizon, a circle painted with phosphorescent paint became visible only in the absence of ambient light. The full impact of the installation could be experienced only at dusk, when the phosphorescent circle emerged for just a few fleeting seconds. On the opening day, precisely at 7:33 p.m., f' shared a digital image of this ephemeral event with select personal contacts through social media channels. This act of sharing is termed a "Relational Act," and it is reproducible by each owner of the work. Numerous derived images exist both online and in print, yet the sole image deemed authentic is the one released by the artist on that specific date. The authenticity of the work is verified by f's archive through a dual process: 1. Examination of the visual characteristics of the image. 2. Verification of the "causal relationship" within the "social chain" that traces the image back to the original owner, ensuring a direct link to f'.

THEMES:
../#specificity: temporal social
../#identity: memory

SOURCES AND DOCUMENTS:
../Images: biennolo catalogue
../Videos: https://youtu.be/fkPSf3mp7Mw https://youtu.be/j9aUkXmsoJU
../Information card [pdf]: Apocalisse 21.1.pdf

../Exhibition:

Biennolo 2019, Milano

../Collection: artist archive