Jacek Zachodny (PL) – #2

Wrocław - September 21, 2012

In the 2nd part of the talk Jacek Zachodny presents his another ongoing project Death XXI consisting of over 100 […]

In the 2nd part of the talk Jacek Zachodny presents his another ongoing project Death XXI consisting of over 100 video interviews conducted since 2004 in Poland, France and India in which his speakers share their ideas and expectations of death resulting from their personal experiences, cultures and religions they belong to. It’s a work resulting from growing video archives, changing during the process of its creation. The artist’s interest in death, transience and processes resulting from passing of time are also the subjects of the animation Cross and a stop-motion video animation Stories 2 showing degradation of a photograph, placed in his garden.

"My idea was to build up a shared, human experience regarding death and then record it". (...) "My main art path is video, besides I make installations, I sculpt, write and publish. I perceive process of creation as an utterly, creative everyday, creative life. There are different aspects of creation, if I need to use a chisel, I take one."