MANHANDLE (2004)
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2004 / video work / 11'23", b/w, 4:3 ratio, stereo
A newspaper gets scraped on various building façades until it completely vanishes as it is demolished. The newspaper is a copy of the art newspaper De Witte Raaf #105. Titles inside the newspaper, such as ‘A Walk Because of a Walk’ by Norman Bryson and ‘A Tear in the Tissue of Reality’ by Jeroen Boomgaard, were sudden inspirations and initiaters for this action. It is the first video work and work in general by the artist exploring the city and testing the limits of architecture and the deterioration of printed paper.
