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Jeg Er Enorme Jàvler I / Jeg Er Enorme Jàvler II
by Roberto Fassone
2014, 88′
Presented at VISIO – European Programme on Artists’ Moving Images – 4th edition
Courtesy the artist
“Jeg er enorme jævler I / Jeg er enorme jævler II” is a film in two chapters, presented together for the first time at this exhibition. Through a frantic collage of pop images, video clips, texts, 3D animation and videos found online, Fassone draws a ruthless portrait of the post-Internet aesthetic and its stereotypes. The film becomes a metaphor for a society often unable to express its deepest feelings except through the mediation, and often the anonymity, of a social network or an online chat room. The artist himself describes this process of bulimic appropriation of images as a catharsis: an extremely personal method to free and express emotions, from love to depression, which he would otherwise not be able to share. The work also includes a performative part in which the artist gives a lip-synced live performance of the schizophrenic soundtrack of the film, which goes within seconds from Black Metal to Bon Jovi classics.
Roberto Fassone lives and works in Asti. He makes works that explore and question the processes and the strategies regulating the production of contemporary artworks. In 2012 he created “sibi”, an instructions generator for the production of potential artworks. The software has been tested in workshops in collaboration with Universities and art institutions. In 2014 he presented “Jeg Er Enorme Jævler”, a 90 minutes movie in two parts. He has exhibited and performed his work at Carroll/Fletcher, London, ZHdK, Zurich, MARS Gallery, Melbourne, MAMbo, Bologna, and Link Cabinet among many others. He was part of the Jury Selection of the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival and he has been recently selected for the “Live Work Performance Act Award” in Fies (Dro).