"voice extender", 2020 Procedure art. Immaterial artwork, photographic documentation

Fake pandemic statistics, death by regime, Chinese big-bro 5G dictatorship, freedom annihilation. People caught in smartphone spider webs must return to human communication and and humane interaction.

“Voice extender” is Benna's third procedure artwork (instructional art) granted for free to a very limited number of contributors. Basically conceptual and immaterial, but documented with photographic pictures made by people who follow the instructions on how to take them.

http://aaaabeegimnnnrs.net/voiceextender/

«People need to communicate more by their own means, using their own body, their natural power of living beings, not electronic devices. We can call those who are distant, at human and humane distances, we can send them our message using our own body, becoming the medium. At first I thought about a procedure artwork to build a very simple paper funnel, like a megaphone, as a symbol, but I got right away that was not so immediate, radical and readily available in any condition or in cases of extreme danger, so the choice of using the bare hands was natural.

Calling live we convey not only our message but also our spiritual essence, which cannot be mediated by any device, thus making stronger empathic relations.»

The original work of art “voice extender” is basically conceptual and immaterial, but it is documented and archived through nine different photographic pictures made by nine people who follow the instructions on how to take them. The holders who are in possession of the picture along with the certificate of authenticity are free to resell the immaterial artwork as any ordinary work of art and eventually print one copy of the photograph.

http://aaaabeegimnnnrs.net/ mailto:mebennayoubenna@gmail.com

vita

Multi-awarded interdisciplinary artist engaged since 2004 in exhibiting internationally with the purpose of raising awareness on metaphysical, human, social and environmental issues, favouring the use of poor materials through minimalism.

Latest biennials: The Wrong Biennale of Digital Arts 2019-2020, BIENALSUR 2019 - Latin America Biennale, Triennale della Fotografia Italiana 2017 - Venezia - Italy.

Latest solo exhibitions: Wishful Thinkers 2019 - Itinerant performance - Venezia - Italy, From Garbage to Infinity 2018 - 16:9 Gallery - Southfield - U.S.A.

Latest prizes: 2nd Prize @ ExperimentoBIO 2019, 2nd Prize @ Cine Cube Award - Kunstmuseum Stuttgart 2018, Videographics Prize @ Pasinetti VideoPrize 2018 - Venezia - Italy, 1st Prize STAR Bene Contest 2017 - Teramo - Italy, Jury commendation @ 75 Second Film Awards 2016 - Hull – England.