Fiction Talks #1

Piotr Wyrzykowski [C.U.K.T.]

This meme began as a photo from one of Eva and Franco Mattes’ installations, a project 12 years in the making—though not quite as intended. In 2008, the artists created an installation featuring a large Mickey Mouse plush toy, a learn more
This meme began as a photo from one of Eva and Franco Mattes’ installations, a project 12 years in the making—though not quite as intended. In 2008, the artists created an installation featuring a large Mickey Mouse plush toy, a television, an armchair, a cabinet, a rug, and a rope. The setup was photographed and learn more
Mickey Mouse is Died (2008–2020)
							Eva & Franco Mattes						
The genesis of the Lebanese Rocket Society unfolded during the early 1960s within the precincts of Haigazian University, an emerging Armenian educational institution in Beirut. Spearheaded by a cadre of enterprising students under the tutelage of Professor Manoug Manougian, a learn more
The genesis of the Lebanese Rocket Society unfolded during the early 1960s within the precincts of Haigazian University, an emerging Armenian educational institution in Beirut. Spearheaded by a cadre of enterprising students under the tutelage of Professor Manoug Manougian, a luminary in the field of mathematics, the Lebanese Rocket Society materialized with the ambitious mission learn more
Lebanese Rocket Society
							Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige						
The film features Anna Baumgart, who, using the found footage strategy, becomes the heroine of the famous Soviet film “The Cranes Are Flying” by Mikhail Kalatozov, 1957. The artist, using film technology, inserts her own face instead of the face learn more
The film features Anna Baumgart, who, using the found footage strategy, becomes the heroine of the famous Soviet film “The Cranes Are Flying” by Mikhail Kalatozov, 1957. The artist, using film technology, inserts her own face instead of the face of the main character Veronica, played by Tatiana Samoilova. The 3-minute 28-second video captures the learn more
Prawdziwe? Lecą żurawie / Is it real? Cranes are flying
							Anna Baumgart						