Čigon, Ana
No. 1129
"OHOHO"
Artist: Čigon, Ana
Title: OHOHO
Duration: 00:01:30
Year: 2015
Genre: Art video
Production: Ana Čigon

 
SYNOPSIS
Video se začne s posvetilom vsem organizatoricam in organizatorjem razstav, ki ne izplačujejo razstavnin. V ozadju se slišijo nerazločni glasovi različnih ljudi in blag ropot. Hrup spominja na zvoke z odprtja razstave. Posvetilo izgine, hrup se počasi poleže in v kader vstopi prst. Gledamo lutkovno predstavo, kjer gol kazalec, brez vseh rekvizitov, nadomešča lutko. Prvi nagovori druga dva in izkaže se, da gre za dirigenta in dva pevca tik pred nastopom. Po zvočnem znaku s taktirko sledi uvodni uglasitveni ton, nato pa duet začne mrmrajoče prepevat melodijo znane narodne pesmi 'Micka Kovačeva'. Slišimo melodijo prve kitice. Besedila pesmi se ne sliši, je pa splošno znano (Micka Kovačeva / pila, nič plačala, / pil bi še vsak hudič, / plačal pa nič.). Sledi tih aplavz, namesto priklona pa se prst, ki predstavlja dirigenta, počasi obrne k občinstvu in izkaže se, da ne gre za kazalec, ampak za iztegnjen sredinec.

Umetnica s kratkim videom na humoren način komentira problematiko pogosto neplačanega dela ustvarjalk in ustvarjalcev. Video je bil prvič predvajan na razstavi ob 10. obletnici Nagrade skupine OHO, Ne jej rumenega snega! v Galeriji P74 leta 2015. Od tod izvira tudi njegov naslov, ki je zbadljiva izpeljanka besede OHO.

Podoben princip je umetnica uporabila že v videu Finger in U.S. iz leta 2010. To delo je nastalo med rezidenčnim bivanjem v ZDA, ki ji je pripadal kot prejemnici Nagrade skupine OHO. V njem komentira poostren varnostni nadzor na ameriških letališčih, v okviru katerega vsem neameriškim državljanom odvzamejo prstne odtise.


 
OTHER WORKS
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Ana Čigon, Leja Jurišić, Teja Reba, Barbara  Kapelj Osredkar - Ljubljana City of WomenAna Čigon, Leja Jurišić, Teja Reba, Barbara  Kapelj Osredkar - Ljubljana City of WomenAna Čigon, Leja Jurišić, Teja Reba, Barbara  Kapelj Osredkar - Ljubljana City of Women
Ana Čigon, Leja Jurišić, Teja Reba, Barbara Kapelj Osredkar - Ljubljana City of Women (00:09:02)
Production: Mednarodni festival sodobnih umetnosti – Mesto žensk, 2013
In the video action, Barbara Kapelj Osredkar and Teja Reba asked passers-by on the streets of Ljubljana whether they know about a monument in Ljubljana that would be dedicated to female personality and which woman would they choose if they could decide. T...
Ana Čigon - Dear Ladies, Thank You (Kapelica Gallery)Ana Čigon - Dear Ladies, Thank You (Kapelica Gallery)Ana Čigon - Dear Ladies, Thank You (Kapelica Gallery)
Ana Čigon - Dear Ladies, Thank You (Kapelica Gallery) (00:05:06)
Production: Galerija Kapelica, 2011
DEAR LADIES, THANK YOU - Ljubljana (second version) Performance presented in Kapelica Gallery 2011 Idea, performance and technology: Ana Čigon Additional technical support and programming: Vasja Progar The performance Dear Ladies, Thank You critically a...
Ana Čigon - PerspectiveAna Čigon - PerspectiveAna Čigon - Perspective
Ana Čigon - Perspective (00:05:07)
Production: Ana Čigon, Galerija Alkatraz, 2010
Delo je enokanalni video, ki združuje dokumentacijo večkanalne videoinstalacije v galeriji Alkatraz z originalnimi posnetki. Performans za video je bil predhodno posnet v prostorih galerije in nato predstavljen na treh dvo-kanalnih projekcijah v zanki. V...
Ana Čigon - Finger in U.S.Ana Čigon - Finger in U.S.Ana Čigon - Finger in U.S.
Ana Čigon - Finger in U.S. (00:02:15)
Production: 2010
In 2009 I received the OHO award. The prise was a residency in USA. I traveled to USA in 2010. To enter the country I had to give my fingerprints as every other non-US resident. I did not like this fact so I made a video to comment this event. The video w...
Ana Čigon - Odkritje onstran prosojnosti / Discovery Beyond the TransparencyAna Čigon - Odkritje onstran prosojnosti / Discovery Beyond the TransparencyAna Čigon - Odkritje onstran prosojnosti / Discovery Beyond the Transparency
Ana Čigon - Odkritje onstran prosojnosti / Discovery Beyond the Transparency (0:03:40)
Production: Ana Čigon, 2009
Video documents an exhibition of a bigger piece by artist Marko Tušek in Cankarjev dom. The author visits the venue many times in three days, looks for the exhibited piece and realizes it has been covered with a panel due to an event set in the same plac...
Ana Čigon - One More KickAna Čigon - One More KickAna Čigon - One More Kick
Ana Čigon - One More Kick (0:04:35)
Production: Ana Čigon, 2009
'One More Kick' is a performative video in which the author is tackling a wall, trying to move it with great effort. She tries really hard and seemingly pushes it around the frame, using the method of measuring the edges of the screen, used by t...
Ana Čigon - Brezčasje / TimelessnessAna Čigon - Brezčasje / TimelessnessAna Čigon - Brezčasje / Timelessness
Ana Čigon - Brezčasje / Timelessness (0:04:03)
Production: Plesni studio Intakt, 2008
Dance video presents a dance show in a completely authorial way adding segments to the mere documentation. Author uses detailed shots from the woods and nature in general. We see a combination of long static shots and hand held camera manipulated with dif...
Ana Čigon - Nezlomljiva / UnbreakableAna Čigon - Nezlomljiva / UnbreakableAna Čigon - Nezlomljiva / Unbreakable
Ana Čigon - Nezlomljiva / Unbreakable (0:01:08)
Production: Ana Čigon, 2008
Video documents braking of the branches on trees; it gets harder and harder to break the branches and in the end the author gets to a branch that doesn't give in. Video consists of nine short scenes ending with freeze frames, eight of them forming a...
Ana Čigon, Cristiana Arena - Real PresenceAna Čigon, Cristiana Arena - Real PresenceAna Čigon, Cristiana Arena - Real Presence
Ana Čigon, Cristiana Arena - Real Presence (0:01:05)
Production: Ana Čigon, Cristiana Arena, 2008
This performative fiction art video places human figures in architectural niches, which freeze in different positions, eventually forming biblical iconographic motives (pieta, oranta …). Video is composed out of short and fast shots.
Ana Čigon - Anima (ani+ma)Ana Čigon - Anima (ani+ma)Ana Čigon - Anima (ani+ma)
Ana Čigon - Anima (ani+ma) (0:04:22)
Production: Ana Čigon, 2007
Video is author's intimate tale set in nature and author's living space. This non-narrative piece makes driving on a foggy road, outlines and shadows seem like a dream. Melancholic soundtrack is becoming more and more positive and upbeat towards...
Ana Čigon, Brina Torkar - Ulikses / UlyssesAna Čigon, Brina Torkar - Ulikses / UlyssesAna Čigon, Brina Torkar - Ulikses / Ulysses
Ana Čigon, Brina Torkar - Ulikses / Ulysses (0:24:00)
Production: Ana Čigon, Brina Torkar, 2005
Ulysses is a visual documentary, a video film about Dublin, where the authors went for a student exchange. The video paints different sides of this city and Ireland. It is composed from different parts each dealing with different aspects of Dublin followi...
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YEARS 2 decades present
Ana Čigon Teja Reba Leja Jurišić Saša Spačal Barbara  Kapelj Osredkar Ida Hiršenfelder Cristiana Arena Brina Torkar
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