//KIDS//
//KIDS//, 3.48 min excerpt of 13.34 min, 2012
The video //KIDS// (New York, 2012) by Nadja Verena Marcin narrates through a conceptual revision of the cult film 'Kids' (New York, 1995, Larry Clark) the interaction of a group of young adults; the smooth transition between a shocking ritual and its adaption as a lifestyle.
While 'Female' is struggling with her demons, 'Face' and 'Guy' are on a tour seeking the innocent 'Virgin' in downtown Manhattan. In Washington Square Park, they meet the 'Skater Boys' and 'Skater Girls'. Together, they batter a 'Man in the Park'; later they amuse themselves in a swimming pool and at a party. When 'Female' finally finds them, they are already high, asleep, and unconscious. Only 'Face' is awake and has fun with 'Virgin'. A sudden and surprising end reverses the point of view.
By the particular mix of citation, inversion, irony, twilight behaviors, and exaggeration Marcin creates a society in which the word / / KIDS / / becomes a description of state; in which conformity and irresponsibility prevail, consciousness is forgotten. Contemporary phenomena such as the obsession with youth, the manipulative influence of media images, and the continuing globalization in an alienated and diverted world emerge.
//KIDS//
Video/Film – 2012
Digital Cinema 4K, 13.34 min
The video //KIDS// (2012) by Nadja Verena Marcin narrates through a conceptual revision of the cult film Kids (New York, 1995) by Larry Clark the interaction of a group of young adults; the smooth transition between a shocking ritual and its adaption as lifestyle.
While ‚Female‘ is struggling with her demons, ‚Face‘ and ‚Guy‘ are on a tour looking for the innocent ‚Virgin‘ in downtown Manhattan. In Washington Square Park they meet the ‚Skater Boys‘ and ‚Skater Girls‘. Together, they batter a ‚Man in the Park‘; later they amuse themselves in a swimming pool and at a party. When ‚Female‘ finally finds them, they are already high, asleep and unconscious. Only ‚Face‘ is awake and has fun with ‚Virgin‘. A sudden and surprising end reverses the point of view.
By the particular mix of citation, inversion, irony, twilight behavoirs and exaggeration Marcin creates a society in which the title //KIDS// becomes a description of state; in which conformity prevails and consciousness is forgotten. Contemporary phenomena such as the obsession with youth, the manipulative influence of media images and the continuing globalization in a diverted world emerge.
//KIDS//
//KIDS//, 3.48 min excerpt of 13.34 min, 2012
The video //KIDS// (New York, 2012) by Nadja Verena Marcin narrates through a conceptual revision of the cult film 'Kids' (New York, 1995, Larry Clark) the interaction of a group of young adults; the smooth transition between a shocking ritual and its adaption as a lifestyle.
While 'Female' is struggling with her demons, 'Face' and 'Guy' are on a tour seeking the innocent 'Virgin' in downtown Manhattan. In Washington Square Park, they meet the 'Skater Boys' and 'Skater Girls'. Together, they batter a 'Man in the Park'; later they amuse themselves in a swimming pool and at a party. When 'Female' finally finds them, they are already high, asleep, and unconscious. Only 'Face' is awake and has fun with 'Virgin'. A sudden and surprising end reverses the point of view.
By the particular mix of citation, inversion, irony, twilight behaviors, and exaggeration Marcin creates a society in which the word / / KIDS / / becomes a description of state; in which conformity and irresponsibility prevail, consciousness is forgotten. Contemporary phenomena such as the obsession with youth, the manipulative influence of media images, and the continuing globalization in an alienated and diverted world emerge.
EXHIBITIONS
S: Solo Exhibition | G: Group Exhibition | Sc: Screening
The Ulterior Narrative Cinema, CINEMA TICK TACK, Antwerp, 2022 (G)
HOT TOPIX, Brooklyn Dirty Book Fair, Point Green Studios, Brooklyn, 2017 (Sc)
Sarah Crown presents, Sarah Crown Gallery, New York 2013 (G)
ONE, WirvonSSIIEE Project Space, Berlin, 2013 (G)
9th Int. Short Film Festival Detmold, Detmold, 2013 (Sc)
King Kong Theory, Momentum, Berlin, 2012 (G)
Action Manual Vol. I, Dortmunder Kunstverein, Dortmund, 2012 (G)
EXHIBITIONS
80wse presents, 80wse Gallery/ NYU Steinhardt, New York, 2012 (G)
Staging the World – Performing the Floor, Momentum, Berlin, 2012 (Sc)
29. Kasseler Dokumentarfilm- und Videofest, Kassel, 2012 (Sc)
Bideodromo, Bilbao Arte, Bilbao, 2012 (Sc)
Premiere of //KIDS//, ZKM, Museum for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, 2012 (Sc)
Lost in translation, Jens Fehring Gallery, Frankfurt, 2011 (G)
LECTURES
Lecture and Graduate Critiques, MFA DIAP – Digital and Interdisciplinary Art Practice, City College of New York, New York, 2013
SPONSORS
The project is made possible by Stipend for artistic research abroad, Ministry of Culture Nord Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf, 2011; DAAD Scholarship for artistic research abroad/ New York, German Academic Exchange Service, Bonn, 2011.
