Interview With the Artist

“I am a mixture of Syrian and Arab blood, which is a great genetic potential”

(Kristian Al Droubi)

On the political impotence of radical artistic practice, on confession as media spectacle, on the impotence of communication and subjectivation, on the imperative of pleasure in contemporary post-industrial society … The questions, based on Bojana Kunst’s essay O nemoči radikalne potrošnje (published in the book No, Via Negativa 2002 – 2008), drill relentlessly into the core of the issues that Via Negativa deals with. Kristian confronts questions about his artistic impotence as a performer – he defends his beliefs not only with words, but with his whole body. Interview With the Artist is conducted in the form of a classic interview by a person invited to the performance from the local community in which the performance takes place.

Interview With the Artist

2009 • Via Nova
Interview performance • 55 min

Concept and direction — Bojan Jablanovec
Questions — Bojan Jablanovec based on Bojana Kunst’s essay On the powerlessness of radical consumption
Answers — Kristian Al Droubi, Bojan Jablanovec
Performers — Kristian Al Droubi and guest moderator
Producer — Špela Trošt
Production — Via Negativa

Moderators
Jedrt Jež Furlan (Ljubljana), Ivica Nevešćanin (Balkan Connection, Zadar), Christoph Rech (Naked Presence, Düsseldorf), Laura Gonzales (Via New Territories, Glasgow), Natasha Kadin (Via MKC Split), Nataša Petrešin-Bachelez (U3, Ljubljana) and others…