zombie box
zombieBox was a Q&A exhibition by Alexandra Dementieva and Various Artists. Q&A is a series of collaborations (1) initiated by Various Artists with fellow artists who are active in different fields of the art world.
Both Alexandra Dementieva and Various Artists are interested in the ‘p-zombie concept’, a hypothetical creature that is completely identical to a person in terms of the physical body, but does not have consciousness. They take this as a starting point to make new work. ZombieBox serves as a metaphor for the current broadcasting culture that is zombifying a huge amount of spectators everywhere and especially in Russia nowadays.
Various Artists presented ceramic bird pots in an installation that evokes the growing lack of free will in contemporary society. Alexandra Dementieva responded with a new installation of living objects.
previous Q&A’s:
i, Mango Discipline with Cildo Meireles, 2015
r, Metarealism with Dirk De Vos, 2020
z, Human Mathematics with Sarah Cale, 2021
h, If This Then That with Shervin Kianersi Haghighi, 2022
b, Dwelling Bodies with Steven Jouwersma, 2022