My master essay consists of two sections: the first part is explanatory and contextualizes my art; the second part is formed as a fictitious letter to the chinese mosquito repellent millionaire Mr Li, written in the voice of a naive, uncontrolled and neurotic person, full of desire. The contextualization is a self-reflection and deals with concepts such as utopia, desire, failure, the pathetic and identity
[I examensarbetet ingår utställningen "The businessman, the mosquito and the dragon":]
To present my obsession with chinoiserie, I worked as an investigator through a documentary-filmmaker approach, and also as an utopist for a dreamt world which is actually born in my upsidedown mind. The films are presented in a spatial installation in the form of a labyrinth.
Material/Teknik/Längd på video: Installation/Mixed media/dokumentärfilm ca 40 min.
Examensarbetet består av en skriftlig del och en gestaltande del.