Piotr Węgrzyński - SUKA OFF
SUKA OFF is a Poland based artist collective existing since 1995. Its founder and artistic director is Piotr Wegrzynski. They have been creating work across visual theatre, performance art, club action, installation, photography, video art and music visuals. SUKA OFF’s work has been presented in theatres, art galleries, clubs and festivals in most European countries, as well as in USA, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Japan.
The recurring themes of SUKA OFF art are:
- human carnality in all its biological and physiological aspects
- attempt to redefine the gender by blurring the individual attributes / sexual codes culturally arrogated to the male and female
- redefinition of classical myths and philosophical ideas and translating them into modern visual language
- search of alternative and radical forms of communication based on the connection between the living human body and electronic devices
- postindustrial aesthetics, the "clash" between human body and the substance of steel / aluminum / concrete
Films
- SYNAPSCAPE / ahuenna!4' 18''
SYNAPSCAPE / ahuenna!Production: 2009
camera / editing: Piotr Wegrzynski
music: SYNAPSCAPE / ahuenna!
performers: Sylvia Lajbig, Bitch Von Kicz, Piotr WęgrzyńskiMusic video for the track "ahuenna!" by German group SYNAPSCAPE. It was created as part of BlackFleshVideo – SUKA OFF’s permanent project exploring the possibilities of image and sound synchronisation.
Importantly, this concept rejects the automated synchronisation process based solely on processing. Formally, it’s based on the convention of performance for camera and traditional film editing work.
Aesthetically, it continues to portray the dynamic physical processes in a fetishised post-industrial space, which is characteristic for the group’s work.
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