THE LAST SUPPER
VIDEOINSTALLATION 1992-1995

The event took place in the Aercheological Museum, Sofia in 1995

Description of the Videosculpture

Thirteen video monitors on stands together with their video players are placed round a long table and are playing at one at one and the same time records of questions, answers and remarks of a multiplied man - speaker. The remarks from the dialogues match one another, so that a formal table conversation comes as a result ( and may be a Biblical one?) The character of the speaker is built up out of the 13th TV versions of its image. He is a spectator, a speaker, and his own and only partner in this normal scene of authentic conversation that is going on now. Any of the 13th records is almost identical to the others: the behaviour of the speaker, his pitch of voice, intonation, pauses and facial expression are similar; the discernible difference is in the remarks that have to form a dissonant, indifferent, vapid, clumsy and boring table conversation among lots of people. This conversation starts over again unnoticeably every 20 minutes, and this cycle may be endlessly repeated.

Every separate TV image is shot in a close-up, (the shoulders included), his movements are shot with fixed camera and the record lasts for 20 minutes (as long as one cycle of table conversation). If possible the image should be natural size (it depends on the size of the TV screens). The table, lit by the TV screens will be surrounded by gentle semi-darkness, the space around will be large enough to encompass the composition of the table with the TV screens. The access to 'The last Supper" to be limited. Silence at work - desirable!

more about "The Last Supper" concept 

realVideo with "the Last Supper'
interview [realvideo] Sofia Kabel

some publications about "The Last Supper"

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