The Gestures
The Gestures is a four-part series of flags that Zuzanna Czebatul developed for the site-specific situation at the ZK/U container and the context of Stories, Bodies and Ecstasis. The artist overwrote images taken during international political summits and conferences of highest relevance and urgency with the lettering “Event.” Here, Czebatul contrasts the extremely influential character of these political events, which bear witness to harmony, unity and a supposed strong willingness to act –in terms of attention and economics– with their irrelevant decisions and minimal real results. Resolutions of international climate conferences are often too soft and do not or not sufficiently respond to the current global climate crisis. Through the lack of consequence of many of these meetings the politicians depicted look more like gossiping, elitist power (and still predominantly) male alliances and cliques.
On a formal level, Czebatul uses the visual language and color palette of party advertising in election campaigns.
The Gestures
The Gestures is a four-part series of flags that Zuzanna Czebatul developed for the site-specific situation at the ZK/U container and the context of Stories, Bodies and Ecstasis. The artist overwrote images taken during international political summits and conferences of highest relevance and urgency with the lettering “Event.” Here, Czebatul contrasts the extremely influential character of these political events, which bear witness to harmony, unity and a supposed strong willingness to act –in terms of attention and economics– with their irrelevant decisions and minimal real results. Resolutions of international climate conferences are often too soft and do not or not sufficiently respond to the current global climate crisis. Through the lack of consequence of many of these meetings the politicians depicted look more like gossiping, elitist power (and still predominantly) male alliances and cliques.
On a formal level, Czebatul uses the visual language and color palette of party advertising in election campaigns.