Rindon Johnson
Now you tell me. Like always, so much depends on a single white chicken in the orchard. The splinter in your eye is the best magnifying glass. Happiness writes white. DISMANTLE EVERYTHING! It felt better going in than out. You know how it is, the absence of a casualty or a fatality does not mean the presence of safety, 2023
5 TV screens, ATC live streams
Screen dimensions variable
Copyright The Artist
Photo: Marjorie Brunet Plaza
“Now you tell me. Like always, so much depends on a single white chicken in the orchard. […]“ (2023) setzt sich aus fünf Screens zusammen auf denen Live-Streams von Start-...
“Now you tell me. Like always, so much depends on a single white chicken in the orchard. […]“ (2023) setzt sich aus fünf Screens zusammen auf denen Live-Streams von Start- und Landebahnen von Flughäfen übertragen werden. Der internationale Flugverkehr kann 24 Stunden am Tag nachverfolgt werden und rückt die Betrachtenden in eine voyeuristische Position in der sie Zeugen der ständigen Bewegung und Vernetzung unserer globalisierten Welt sind. Wieder wählt der Künstler einen Ausschnitt in eine andere Realität, in der Ereignisse beobachtet werden können, die Besuchenden jedoch außerhalb der Geschehnisse stehen. Ähnlich wie bei der Betrachtung des offenen Fensters und der Backsteinmauer untersuchen diese zusammengetragenen Live-Streams die impliziten Fiktionen, die unsere Sicht auf sozioökonomische Systeme beeinflussen. „Now you tell me. [...]“ symbolisiert das zeitgenössische kapitalistische Narrativ, dass die Zeit zu knapp ist, um den Folgen ihrer Einsparung Aufmerksamkeit zu schenken: Die ständige Verbindung von Orten durch Flugreisen hat Vorrang vor dem Wohlergehen des Planeten und einem nachhaltigen Umgang mit ihm.
“Now you tell me. Like always, so much depends on a single white chicken in the orchard. [...]” (2023) consists of five screens that transmit live streams of varying airport runways from around the world. International air traffic can be followed 24 hours a day, placing the viewer in a voyeuristic position of witnessing the constant movement and interconnectedness of our globalized world. Again, the artist chooses to cut into another reality where events can be observed, but the visitors stand outside these events. Akin to his consideration of the open window and the brick wall, these aggregated live streams examine the implicit fictions that influence our view of socioeconomic systems. “Now you tell me. [...]” symbolizes the contemporary capitalist narrative that time is too scarce to pay attention to the consequences of saving it: the permanent interconnection of places through air travel takes precedence over the well-being of the planet and a sustainable approach to it.
“Now you tell me. Like always, so much depends on a single white chicken in the orchard. [...]” (2023) consists of five screens that transmit live streams of varying airport runways from around the world. International air traffic can be followed 24 hours a day, placing the viewer in a voyeuristic position of witnessing the constant movement and interconnectedness of our globalized world. Again, the artist chooses to cut into another reality where events can be observed, but the visitors stand outside these events. Akin to his consideration of the open window and the brick wall, these aggregated live streams examine the implicit fictions that influence our view of socioeconomic systems. “Now you tell me. [...]” symbolizes the contemporary capitalist narrative that time is too scarce to pay attention to the consequences of saving it: the permanent interconnection of places through air travel takes precedence over the well-being of the planet and a sustainable approach to it.