Declaration of Dependence; Drafts and Depictions, 2023
The work is still from a movement in a dance; that is being proposed to explore possible actions to be taken by ‘nationals’ to assert their understanding that the present structures and status will only benefit the few that have already accumulated power. It proposes a cosmology based on science and revelation to create a narrative from within which these declarations would be coherent with the intention of the individual performing it. The text has been written in conversation with chatGPT, a language model trained on text found online, in an attempt to source the language and ideas from the internet’s hive mind. The artist for this event has created a google doc where people can contribute to a final Declaration of Dependence to be performed at a later stage.
13 works on paper, tape, marble, dqiq ta’ l-angli flour sacks, sand, intention, and performance. Dimensions Variable.
Google Doc where the public is invited to add to, edit or question the declaration text: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FUjPrQxuKg5t0JqwVCWe46VrdRDrnJC3dEv1GG0lE1g/edit?usp=sharing
Drawings to fund 3D renderings of a proposed public monument called: Republic Of Malta 1974-2019 can be acquired from the gallery.