17.09. - 04.11.
screening Lindenstrasse 35 Berlin,
daily 6 pm – 12 am

Józef Robakowski
My Videomasochisms, 1989, 4:30 min


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In My Videomasochisms, Robakowski, making contorted faces at the camera, simulates piercing his cheeks with wire, drilling through his ears, and putting a small heater into his mouth. With a deadpan expression, the artist plays as though he is suffering because of his art and in its name. His reference to contemporary movements (e.g. Viennese Actionism) and the ironic disembowelment of them is a glimpse partially into his nihilism and partially into his absurd sense of humour.