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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Koka banaobs [Koka takes a shower]

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Koka banaobs [Koka takes a shower]

In modern society two models face each other - of reality and of imagination, the first as the original (existing reality) and the second as its copy (imaginary model).

The high level of technological development has created such tools of depicting realty, which make it look much more real than the reality itself (the copies of which they represent).

Modern technology is so developed that the image depicted on the photo is more real, effective, convincing and tasty than that, seen by eyes. The photo technique brings us to the conception of reality closer than our own eyes.

Pornography as the naturalistic depiction of sex is closer to sex than the sex itself. The real sex is deprived of the diversity which is produced in our imagination by simulacrum.

Real events don’t create such emotional strength in us as the same event produced on a tape.

In modern world, when this imaginary reality has won over reality itself, we also depart to the dimension of hyper-reality or the world of simulacra triumph.

(by an unknown Georgian artist "Koka" ?)

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They flyer comes from a "Bouillon Group" and says, that its today November 11th at 7pm.

What was strange: This morning when going to my car down the street, I found the above flyer and the map attached to my cars window. Later, when I came home, I had the concept with flyer and map also in my Inbox... Seems to be very good organized event.

Update: Photos from the event

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and of course I checked, if the whole media hokuspokus was not a fake ;-)

Koka banaobs

Koka must be vvverry clean today !

4 comments:

  1. Looks unexpected, interesting and cool event. go for it!

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  2. hey, i found a graffity of Koka Banaobs in one of the streets in Tbilisi. What is it all about? Tried to find some info on the net but nobody seemd to know anything.

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  3. Hi _halman_

    as it seems this is a performance/aktion in different parts. Part One was the public shower of a young man "Koka" shown in real time on a Video screen in a temporary art space (it was a specially prepared flat) in Saburtalo. As it was named part 1 I wait for other performance to follow. Behind this actions is a group of artists called " The Bouillon Group " This is the info I have. Best regards, Hans

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  4. Thank you Hans. You've been very helpful.

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