Vincenzo Fiore Marrese

Artwork Evil Designs

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Who decides what is just?

A black and white photo of a rectangular artwork. The artwork consists of a black background with white text that reads “#justice” and “#stronger”.

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©VFMarrese; “Evil Designs (also known as böse Pläne),” 2023; time-based art, new-media art; artificial intelligence, a gym bag with an erased brand, a city map with erased detail, golf glove, police barricade tape, book, fake book cover; 00:15:00 hours; first showcased at Galerie die 8, Kalbe (Milde), Germany (photo taken in the studio); “11. Internationaler Sommercampus. Werkschau der Stipendiat:innen”; photo by V.F. Marrese

Evil Design is a time-based artwork that combines symbolism and speech.

The action begins when I enter the stage carrying a black gym bag with an erased logo.

There is a map and some police tape.

The plastic, translucent police tape has three colours (white, black and red) which are recurring elements in my work.

A crime scene photo featuring a white notebook labeled “PLATON ÜBERSETZT VON KÜNSTLICHER INTELLIGENZ” surrounded by red and white police tape.

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©VFMarrese; “Evil Designs (also known as böse Pläne),” premiére; 2023; time-based art, new-media art; artificial intelligence, a gym bag with an erased brand, a city map with erased detail, golf glove, police barricade tape, book, fake book cover; 00:15:00 hours; first showcased at Galerie die 8, Kalbe (Milde), Germany (photo taken in the studio); “11. Internationaler Sommercampus. Werkschau der Stipendiat:innen”; photo by V.F. Marrese

I covered the map in black paint to resemble a switched-off screen.

Then, in white paint, I added the hashtags “Justice” and “Stronger”, symbolising the complexity of social structures and the search for facts.

The police tape, with its black, white, and red tones, represents the boundaries imposed by authority.

The chaotic unravelling and subsequent meticulous arrangement of the police tape reflects the struggle to navigate chaos and establish order in a post-factual system.

The audience hears a speech: a recitation of a quote by Plato: “Listen, I say that justice is nothing but the interest of the strongest.”

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