Zabriskie point reloaded

an exhibition of Robert Pettena

Zabriske Point Reloaded, the new exhibition of Robert Pettena, is based on a musical research between different art performances.

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Zabriskie Point Reloaded - By Robert Pettena, found on Rhizomatic

A drummer is trying to keep the beat, completely enclosed in a wooden box. A DJ, precariously positioned directly on the top of the box, plays frantic sounds, trying to follow the beat of the drummer. The vibrations created by the drummer keep interfering with the DJ’s set. The musicians are continuously searching for a dialogue throughout this extreme situation, attempting to find a common point where their two largely contrasting realities meet and connect.

The result is a kind of jam session where their musical dialogue meets and clashes, in a cyclical way. Rhythms, sounds and surreal video images draw us into loops of different perceptions and dimensions of space and time: a tribute to “Zabriskie Point”, a late sixty’s masterpieces of the Italian film director Michelangelo Antonioni.

Curated by Emily Barsi