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„…deeply___to the notion

that the___world is

___to the observer…”

(committed) (real) (external)

by Natascha Sadr Haghighian

2004

Video (double projection) & downloadable billboard

The title of this project is based on a Henry Kissinger quote. Henry Kissinger was National Security Advisor and Head of State during the time of the oil crisis. The oil crisis in 1973 led to car-free Sunday in Germany and other european countries. This date functions as a coordinate to investigate a paradigmatic shift towards immateriality in the monetary system. in production, in labour and in art during that time.

Plot of the video: Two people have gathered material on the political, economic and cultural background of the oil crisis of 1973. They compiled the material onto a portable billboard, which they want to install outdoors. They walk on a highway probably a motorway. The highway is deserted, no cars on either sides. One person carries the billboard. The other documents their action with a small video camera. They talk about the possibility of having agency and a personal position within global events. A second surveillance camera records from a bridge nearby.