Wednesday 26th June, 10pm farO presents:
EXERCISES FOR TRUE FRIENDS. Wojciech Bąkowski, 2011
Animated film made with ballpoint pen on paper and video-collage, 14’20’’, sound
Soundtrack featuring magnetic tape noise, text and music performed by the author and other sound effects
After ten sessions at farO, it is plain as day that the transition from Oporto's anarchist salon to the occult parish cinema has been a success. Against our worst fears, our dedicated audience held fast. This is largely due to a close circle of supporting companionship, grown by each session, by sharing or creating artworks, providing research materials, editing our texts, assisting with installation, fetching ice and preparing hearty meals, and helping us out with our poor social media skills by spreading the word. In essence, our friends did it all.
Soundtrack featuring magnetic tape noise, text and music performed by the author and other sound effects
After ten sessions at farO, it is plain as day that the transition from Oporto's anarchist salon to the occult parish cinema has been a success. Against our worst fears, our dedicated audience held fast. This is largely due to a close circle of supporting companionship, grown by each session, by sharing or creating artworks, providing research materials, editing our texts, assisting with installation, fetching ice and preparing hearty meals, and helping us out with our poor social media skills by spreading the word. In essence, our friends did it all.
We would like to believe that the strength and solidarity of this community stems from the art we exhibit and the artists we champion. Yet, if true friendship comes also from the sharing of rare unpleasant moments, our choice of dry conceptual work and blinding projections is our most prodigal offering. As once confessed by our longtime master printer, who has never missed a session, our program never resonated with him but the discomfort was an addiction that keeps him coming back for more.
This Wednesday, the 26th, at 10:00 PM, yours truly will present you with a 5-step test for the basic geometry of friendship. Wojciech Bąkowski’s self-playing video game is a maze for observing our behaviour towards animated entities. The lack of control over their predictable fate makes us more empathetic and lowers the expectations of our role in the game, leaving us no option but to surrender to the unfamiliar momentum.
We dedicate this session to true friends who make us want to continue our program.
farO would like to thank Wojciech Bąkowski for the trust. We also extend our gratitude to Zuzanna Hadryś and Michał Lasota from Galeria Stereo, Warsaw, and Gabrielle Giattino from Bureau New York, for their unconditional support. For those fortunate to be in New York until June 29, don't miss Bąkowski's exhibition at Bureau.
cinema farO, left door of Santa Isabel Church, Campo de Ourique, Lisboa
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