It's a two channel video installation
The art of masquerade is a worldwide phenomenon; an age old one. Throughout human history, in every society, across
demographics of race, gender, age, ethnicity, marital and economic status and others, humanity has had a need to
camouflage. Psychologists attribute this behaviour or attitude to what they call, ‘The Myth of Inadequacy.’
This project explores the concept of masquerade from an angle that exposes the idea that the uncomfortable is rife,
expected and must be acknowledged. In a world where home has been heralded as a place where we can be free to be
ourselves, we are faced with ghosts that haunt us with the notion that we actually do not have a place where we truly belong.
Humans are plagued with the constant state of longing. In moments of honest contemplation in solitude, the restlessness
shows up. We often crave the company of others or chasing after some adventure or other in an effort to numb or escape
that feeling. We invent distractions all the time. We often innovate fantastic ideas of boundaries at every opportunity simply
to avoid the awkwardness of not belonging.
The project, as multidisciplinary interactive art experience, is a collaboration between Andy Storchenegger, a Swiss visual
artist and Zambian poet, Marita Banda. Nobody is Okay navigates the idea of not belonging through three chapters namely;
Observer, Perception and Deviant.
Intro-Questions
1. How do the circumstance or experiences of your life affect your relationships?
2. How can I appreciate your culture if I don’t agree with some elements/ points in your culture?
3. What’s my definition to the word and idea of culture and what’s my relationship with it?
