Sleeping in Slavery - videoart by Sebastian Lava
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Sleeping in Slavery (created in June and July of 2010)
"Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery. People are working every minute. The machinery is always going. Even when you sleep." Andy Warhol
My intention is to provoke an awareness to the social and human conditions that result from the political and social status quo we live in.
There is a crescent commoditization of everyone's life, time and existence and, in my opinion, the main question is the fact that most of us, sometimes, get exploited without even noticing it. That's why I choose a vulnerable and unconscious state of being -- sleep - and present it as a restless and unquiet state.
All of the "sleepers" and me, never met each other physically (the 9 of us come from 8 cities in 4 countries). I did all the filming using webcam connections between them and me, showing that the today's technology can bring us all closer together. That closeness is the key to the necessary changes in the way we see the world.
"Being born is like being kidnapped. And then sold into slavery. People are working every minute. The machinery is always going. Even when you sleep." Andy Warhol
My intention is to provoke an awareness to the social and human conditions that result from the political and social status quo we live in.
There is a crescent commoditization of everyone's life, time and existence and, in my opinion, the main question is the fact that most of us, sometimes, get exploited without even noticing it. That's why I choose a vulnerable and unconscious state of being -- sleep - and present it as a restless and unquiet state.
All of the "sleepers" and me, never met each other physically (the 9 of us come from 8 cities in 4 countries). I did all the filming using webcam connections between them and me, showing that the today's technology can bring us all closer together. That closeness is the key to the necessary changes in the way we see the world.
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