Gabriela
Vanga
Elzbieta
Jablonska
Malgorzata
Markiewicz
Michal
Murin
Kiril
Prashkov
Fabio Andrea Sajiz
Emanuela
Marassi
Lorenzo Missoni
Ebba Matz
Mans Wrange
Katrin Essenson
Gül Ilgaz
Aleksandar
Kujučev
Rudolf Sikora
Balint
Szombathy
Igor Eškinja
Slaven Tolj
Vana Urošević
Alevtina
Kakhidze
Igor Scerbina
Florin Tudor & Mona
Vatamanu
Lela B.Njatin
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Mans Wrange
biography


The Good Rumor Project, video, installation, 2005
Curator: Andrzej Ekwiński
/The Vardö-Seminar Foundation, International Institute of Art and Culture,
Stockholm, Sweden
The Good Rumor Project
"(...)According to several scientific studies, rumors often help to develop
a positive self-image of one's own social group, by ascribing negative
characteristics to people outside this group. As a result, rumors often
reinforce the sense of difference between national, ethnic and socio-economic
groups. (...)
Construction of the "good rumors"
Two rumors have been constructed: One which is about people in Tijuana
that is spread in San Diego, and one which is about people in San Diego
that is spread in Tijuana. In contrast to "normal" rumors, which originate
from others than the rumors are about, the two "good rumors" have been
created in dialogue with the actual subjects of the rumors. That is,
the rumor about Tijuana was created by people from Tijuana and the rumor
about San Diego was created by people in San Diego.
The Good Rumor Project is produced by and was first presented at InSITE05
(curated by Osvaldo Sánchez) in Tijuana and San Diego.
Excerpts from the artist's project statement
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