From 22:00-23:30 on Friday 30 May 2014, Rupert invites you to a screening of two new video productions by Robin Vanbesien, artist in residence, on a wall in Reformatų skveras in Vilnius.
stray fire Povilas Kundrotas Ernesta Letkauskaitė Robin Vanbesien Eitvydas Doškus Antanas Palaitis
2014, HDV, 18’
How is it between you and me, fire-eater?
I’ve seen you busy.
You eat fire all evening and eventually you don’t make enough money to eat anything.
Fire-eater, your body is sprawling in all directions now.
Fire-eater, what must one know about oneself in order to be willing to renounce anything?
Fire-eater, if I could miss you more, I would not grudge wasting away a little more.((Paraphrase of an excerpt of the subtitles/text of what must one know Ricardo Ambrozio Luke Jessop Robin Vanbesien Amir Borenstein Veridiana Zurita, 2013, HDV, 16’08″.))
The intention of a word is like a ray of light. The ray constructs a lively and singular play of colors and light on the facets of the image (of an object). The ray travels through an atmosphere filled with dissimilar words, bended judgments and unfamiliar accents. The atmosphere that surrounds an object – the social and volatile atmosphere of a word, makes the facets of the image sparkle.((Paraphrase of an excerpt of a text by a former Vilnius resident (1904-10).))
ships to sink like this Antanas Palaitis Robin Vanbesien
2014, HDV, 6’46’’
Loose lips to sink ships like this.
