Is what we see really what it seems? In BOGUS I, four large-scale inflatables appear and disappear, like a jack-in-the-box. They are the ghost of growth, industry, entertainment and destruction. The performative scenography for a disappearing humanity, and the traces that remain. The name BOGUS is reminiscent of the word ‘bogey’, an evil spirit, a source of fear; BOGUS is a materialisation of the false ghosts that pursue us. BOGUS I – a synonym for ‘fake’ – has a mysterious, ghostlike appearance. It grows and then shrinks until it fits back into the box it came from. The birth and disappearance of a twinkling sculpture; this is the ultimate magic. Biennale Chroniques Friche la Belle de Mai
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