THE CRISIS OF SPECTACULARITY / LA CRISE DE LA SPECTACULARITÉ by Yasha Vetkine | France (2024)
A video that shows a critical look at our reality. In a certain minimalistic way, like a kind of fake documentary, like a game or ritual, it shows some “street sweepers” who seem to clean a scene next to a beach without much sense. Without rest, they continue with the work that seems to have no end, again and again, until finally, exhausted, they leave with their heads down and apparently without any kind of hope. It reminds us of the pessimism that the film Metropolis conveyed, where the workers lived exploited. The camera is the tool to observe the darkness of our days. It shows us, not only an empty present, without identity, but also a future with little hope. The image verbalizes the general feeling, reflecting on the situation we are currently experiencing. The disturbing sound that accompanies the images is a mixture of the seabed, the brooms sweeping and synthetic sounds, which slowly lead us to delve deeper into the pessimistic feeling that the piece conveys.
Bio
Yasha Vetkine, born in 1986. Based in Paris. Works in the fields of video art, extended cinema and visual arts. Artist in residency at Cité Internationale des Arts in 2017, awarded by Institut Français.
Director, editing, music – Yasha Vetkine Actors: Ziv Shaham, Goga Goga, Vasilii Zharkoi Assistants: Michael Gershtein, Constantine Mashinkiy
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