SUPERDEMOCRACY

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    SUPER DEMOCRACY - The Senate of Things

    Three cultural institutions enter into a dialogue with the Belgian Senate during the exhibition SUPERDEMOCRACY, which is on display throughout October. BPS22 in Charleroi, BOZAR in Brussels and M HKA in Antwerp provide a cultural dimension to the Senate’s current issues.

    1.10.2017 - 31.10.2017

    Narcisse Tordoir

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    Unor a Otros, 2008
    Narcisse Tordoir
    Print , 140 x 107 cm
    digital print

    The two photographs from the series Unos a Otros are the portraits of Narcisse Tordoir and his son, and were originally made in preparation for the eponymous painting based on the etching Uno a Otros from Goya's series Los Caprichos. In this aquatint etching, Goya depicts a scene where men hold lances like picadors, in balance and threatening at the same time.

    “The way of the world. The people laugh and play bullfighting with each other. He who yesterday played the bull plays today the toreador. Chance rules the game and assigns the parts according to her caprices.” – Goya

    The preparatory phase of Tordoir's re-working is put to the test in all its possibilities: in collages, live impersonations, photo sessions and performances with friends. This re-discovery of Goya's Caprichos may be considered under the heading performance/actions.

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