Misadventures of A Phantom Limb
In Misadventures of A Phantom Limb Raqs gives form to this spectre as a shadowy, liquid trace of an arm
‘Practice’ is the daily ‘work’ (verb) of art. It represents the sum of all moves—practical, conceptual, affective, cognitive, philosophical, analytical, and aesthetic—that occupy or de-occupy the state of our triangulation at any given moment. Contingent by nature, this practice shifts shape, surprising itself as much as it surprises others. Like a mycelial inhabitation—indeterminate and unbounded—it keeps expanding.
.MOV.ESSAYS | .MP4.PLUS | DEVICES | GATHERINGS | INTERFERENCES | INTERRUPTIONS | LEXICA | LOOPS | UNLEDGERED
The Librarian’s Lucid Dream
The Librarian’s Lucid Dream is a wallpaper carnival of impossible books made up of the index card entries for an imaginary library
Impossibly Rare, Infinitely Valuable, Eternally Free
To survive on love and fresh air is to thrive on next to nothing. Accordingly, this image bottles the two things that are precious but impossible to sell—love and fresh air.
The Perpetual Recall of the Penultimate Afternoon
The Perpetual Recall of the Penultimate Afternoon constructs an itinerary in the footsteps of Rosa Luxemberg’s last days in Berlin
Revolutionary Forces (The Three Tasters)
Three volunteers tell three stories. The surface underneath them is in a state of permanent revolution.
The Communist Latento
The Communist Latento is an image/text series that features photographs of found minimalist hand-drawn signage on transparent surfaces (mainly arrows and direction markers) annotated by a set of terse statements by Raqs.
Time is Money
Speculating on the concept of time, Time is Money intertwines financial and political matters related to capitalism with ontological issues related to ephemerality and permanence
Surface Tension Studies
Surface Tension Studies is a suite of photographs which considers making choices between unfathomable depth and a distant horizon, encountering the strong pull of submerged currents, the attractions of beaching on unnamed islands, and the modest comfort of anchorage
The Knots that Bind are the Knots that Fray
In early April 2009 the last of the distinctive Titan cranes from the Tyneside Swan Hunter shipyard in northern England were loaded up onto a heavy load vessel and sailed out of the River Tyne.Raqs treats found footage of the last voyage of the ship-building cranes down the Tyne river (shot by an engineer and amateur shipyard enthusiast) to create a world of passages, transitions and departures.
phantoroman: Skirmish
Skirmish is a brief, unhappy, love story with pictures and text, another of Raqs’ forays into the photo-roman form
Over Time
Seven frames stand in for the seven days of the week. Each frame contains an assemblage of suspended objects.
Can You Say that Again (5 Uneasy Pieces)
Can You Say That Again? (5 Uneasy Pieces) features an intimate portable outdoor audio theater, framed by the “Exit” glyph of the walking man and the narration of five episodes of anchorage and dislocation. Part public furniture, part listening station.
Super-Duper Helter-Skelter Lego World
Super-Duper Helter-Skelter Lego World is a map of the world in building blocks
The Things that Happen When Falling in Love
The Things That Happen When Falling in Love brings together suggestions of words, and people on the move to create an image of a world where the fortunes of both love and labour are framed and dismantled by global forces.
Nothing more to load.