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Hamlet Hovsepian
Untitled
1976
Video, 00:05:00 min.
Collection: Collection M HKA, Antwerp (Inv. no. S0434_3).
This untitled video shows Hovsepian walking in circles around a gigantic piece of rock. His movement seems without purpose. Several minutes pass, but nothing happens and nothing changes: there is just his almost meditative pacing around the rock. Most of Hovsepian’s films are recordings of simple, ordinary, seemingly meaningless human actions, such as yawning, scratching or thinking. His approach is raw, direct and often humorous. As such, some of the actions verge on the absurd or are presented in an exaggerated way. By focusing on the basic actions of daily life, the artist searches for an estranged identity beyond the sphere of social or political life.
Artist
Exhibitions & Ensembles
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The collection XXVII — East of 4°24'
Exhibition , M HKA, Antwerp , 03 March 2011 - 21 August 2011
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LATT: Europe at Large #4 Koka Ramishvili & Hamlet Hovsepian
Exhibition , M HKA, Antwerpen , 26 March 2010 - 09 May 2010
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The Collection XXXIII – The Collection as a Character
Exhibition , M HKA, Antwerpen , 07 June 2013 - 22 September 2013
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EXTRA MUROS: The Melancholy of Resistance — Works from the M HKA Collection
Exhibition , Centre of Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu, Torun , 06 November 2010 - 03 January 2011
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EUROPE AT LARGE
Ensemble
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M HKA_DEFAULT_WORKS
Ensemble
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NUCLEUS
Ensemble
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Earth Art, Air Art
Ensemble
