OCTOBER 1994 - STOCKHOLM
THE
REMAINS OF THE LADY IN BREAD "LA DONNA DI PANNE" |
WERE
-LATE THAT NIGHT- CAREFULLY TRANSPORTED BACK TO GIUDECCA |
DROVEN TO MILANO AND FLEWED TO STOCKHOLM |
THESE
REMAINING PIECES OF 'LA DONNA' WERE (ARE) VERY CHARGED |
EVERYBODY
THAT LOOKED AT THEM, EVEN NOT KNOWING THE BACKGROUND, |
GOT
VERY TOUCHED AND HAD A COMPULSIVE NEED TO CRY |
WHEN
ASKED TO GUESS WHAT THEIR ORIGINS WERE |
WE
ALWAYS GOT THE SAME ANSWER: |
REMAINS
OF |
A
MAYA OR INCA MUMMY SMUGGLED FROM SOUTH AMERICA |
RELICS
OF A SAINT OR SOME HOLY PERSON STOLEN IN ITALY |
A
PIECE OF AN ANCIENT HUMAN RELATIVE STOLEN FROM A MUSEUM |
BUT
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT |
IT
ONCE WAS A HUMAN BEING |
NO
CULTURE NO ART NO ARTEFACT |
FAMILY |
THEY
SHOULD BE IN A MUSEUM: |
PUBLIC
PROPERTY |
THEY
DESERVE JUSTICE |
THEY
ARE RELICS |
RELIQUIAS |
SO |
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WE
DID THE BOXES |
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AND
PLACED THEM |
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ON A
SOFT BED |
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THAT
WOULD TAKE THEM |
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TO
THE FUTURE |
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BUT
SOMETHING WAS MISSING: |
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TO
RE-ACT THE ACTION |
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TO CLOSE THE CIRCLE WE ORGANISED A SHOW IN STOCKHOLM |
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CALLED THE VENICE OF THE NORTH - |
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WHERE
THE RELIQUIAS WERE GOING TO BE EXHIBITED FOR A LAST TIME |
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FOR A CULTURAL AUDIENCE
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IN A GALLERY SPACE WE BUILT A ROOM WITHIN the ROOM made OF SILK PAPER THAT COVERED THE CEILING AND THE WALLS WITHOUT TOUCHING them SUSPENDED IN THE AIR
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A PICTURE OF "LA DONNA" ALSO IN SILK PAPER WAS HANGING IN THE MIDDLE IMPEDING THE VIEW OF THE BOXES FROM THE ENTRANCE THE FLOOR WAS COVERED WITH BREAD
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NOW |
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TO
MAKE A SYMMETRY |
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WE
BAKED BIRDS IN BREAD: |
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FAMOUS
PIGEONS |
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CULTURAL CONSTRUCTIONS
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BEFORE ENTERING THE RELIQUIAS ROOM THE PEOPLE WAS INVITED TO EAT BIRDS BAKED IN BREAD WHICH THEY INNOCENTLY DID HUMANS EATING BREAD-BIRDS IN THE NORDIC VENICE AND TO VIEW THE REMAINS OF WHAT HAPPENED IN VENICE THEY HAD TO WALK ON BREAD STEP ON IT SMASH IT REPRODUCING THE OUTRAGE OF VENETIAN HOOLIGANS
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THE CIRCLE
WAS CLOSED
.
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