Calin Dan - Anturaju' si alte intimplari

Calin Dan - Anturaju’ si alte intamplari / Anturaju & Other Stories
25 noiembrie / November 2010 - 31 ianuarie / January 2011

Curator: Raluca Velisar

Discutie / Discussion: Joi / Thursday, 25 noiembrie / November, 18.00 h
Vernisaj / Opening: 25 noiembrie / November, 19.30 h

In perioada septembrie 2005 si mai 2007 Calin Dan a colaborat cu detinutii Penitenciarului Colibasi, pentru realizarea unui proiect sustinut de Biroul Arhitectului Guvernamental din Olanda (Atelier Rijksbouwmeester). Acest proces s-a materializat in mai 2007, prin realizarea spectacolului de teatru Carne / Cane despre perceptia sociala a delincventilor in Romania moderna. Conceputa si regizata de catre artist, piesa a fost interpretata de catre un grup de detinuti pe scena Teatrului Odeon. In urma aceluiasi proces, artistul a realizat in 2009 Wings for Dogs / Aripi pentru caini, un video experimental reflectand asupra capcanelor comunicarii, si asupra felului cum percepem azi teme generale ca: responsabilitate, crima, destin, pedeapsa.

MNAC va prezenta in video instalatia Anturaju’ si alte intamplari materialul documentar rezultat din editarea a aproximativ 60 de ore de conversatii cu detinutii, precum si cele doua rezultate precedente ale acestui proiect

Expozitia va fi insotita de o publicatie si se va deschide cu o dezbatere despre modul in care arta publica poate aborda subiecte sociale sensibile. Invitatii propusi pentru sustinerea acestei discutii, sunt Jean Boumans (Huis voor de Kunsten Limburg; ex-curator al Atelier Rijsbouwmeester si coordonator al proiectului), Mariana Celac (arhitect si eseist), Dana Cenusa (Administratia Nationala a Penitenciarelor), Arno van Roosmalen (Director, Stroom, Den Haag), Bruno Stefan (sociolog, autor al Mediului penitenciar romanesc).
Between September 2005 and May 2007 Călin Dan has been involved in a collaboration with the inmates from the Colibaşi Penitentiary, within the frame of a project commissioned to him by the Office of the Chief Government Architect of the Netherlands (Atelier Rijksbouwmeester). The first outcome of this process was a theatre performance (in 2007) reflecting on the human condition of the criminals in modern Romania. Written and directed by the artist, the play Carne / Cane was performed by a group of inmates for an enthusiastic audience, at Odeon Theatre.

Another outcome of the same process is Wings for Dogs (2009), a video-essay about our perception of timeless themes such as responsibility, crime, destiny and punishment.
MNAC brings to the public in a brand new video installation the documentary material resulted from the editing of about 60 hours of conversations with the inmates, and the two already completed results of this project.

For this occasion a publication will be produced. As an opening event, a round table discussion about how public art commissions can handle sensitive social topics will be organised. The invited guests are: Jean Boumans (Huis voor de Kunsten Limburg; ex-curator of Atelier Rijsbouwmeester and coordinator of the project), Mariana Celac (architect and essayist), Dana Cenusa (The National Administration of the Penitentiaries), Arno van Roosmalen (Director, Stroom, Den Haag), Bruno Stefan (sociologist, author of The Romanian Penitentiary Environment).

Proiect realizat cu sprijinul / With the support of: Mondriaan Foundation, Ambasada Regatului Tarilor de Jos / Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture, Penitenciarul Colibasi / Colibasi Penitentiary.