SILENCE SILENCE SILENCE (2001)

The video was produced in close collaboration with the Slovenian theatre director Vito Taufer, drawing on his ideas about the emptiness of theatrical space, the role of the actor, and sound as a form of language. It explores relationships within space, the dynamics between male and female, and the nature of theatre itself.

The work is structured around four elemental motifs—blood, oil, fire, and smog—and is conceptually grounded in Alain Badiou’s philosophical writings on ethics, capital, and the empty state of democracy.

The narrative unfolds through a series of visual and cinematic fragments or quotations, including references to hysteria, the alienated human, Kubrick’s cocoon, the space of sacrifice, and the figure of the modern Kaspar Hauser (30 April 1812 – 17 December 1833). He was a German youngster who claimed to have spent his entire childhood in complete isolation, confined to a small, darkened cell with virtually no human contact.

SILENCE SILENCE SILENCE
video, digital Beta SP PAL, 22.25 min, color, produced by
TV Slovenia, 2001
original title: SILENCE SILENCE SILENCE
title in English: SILENCE SILENCE SILENCE
written and directed by:
Marina Grzinic, Aina Smid
actors/performers: Janja Majzelj, Janez Skof, Uros Macek, Natasa Sultanov, Ravil Sultanov, Robert Prebil
camera by: Andrej Lupinc
edited by: Vojislav Polic
sound by: Drago Kocis
graphics/animation: Miro Gomsi
music/design of sound by: Silvo Zupancic
spoken languages: none
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