"A woman clutches a large red and white striped box of popcorn as she stares intensely at the cinema screen. Nearby a couple of men gaze in the same direction; one has his head slumped on the other's shoulder. Close behind, an older man with folded arms glares at them disapprovingly. This is Elmgreen & Dragset's installation, The Audience at Prada Mode, and the bodies are inanimate sculptures. They are rendered with such realism that"
"On screen, a looped 18-minute film features actors in the role of a painter and writer, discussing their creative practices. It is intentionally blurred, offering a counterpoint to the image overload that we experience every day on social media. The artists hoped to create a feeling of beauty in the semi-abstraction of the film, and also frustration. The opaque film might recall the feeling of an image not loading properly or prohibited content being blurred."
Hyperreal sculpted figures populate a retrofitted cinema interior, causing visitors to pause and question which bodies are animate. A looped 18-minute film, intentionally blurred, features actors portraying a painter and a writer and seeks to evoke beauty alongside frustration as a counterpoint to social media image overload. The work references sensations of images failing to load or being censored. The artists, born in Denmark and Norway, integrate architectural interventions such as velvet seats, steps and handrails to blur the boundary between installation and existing public space. Many of their exhibitions are based on confusion.
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