SELF PORTRAIT at RAUM № 2 – Bern

Image: The beginning of the list of markers mapped on my genome – Starting with chromosome 1.
The first column is the markers name, the second the chromosome number, third its position number and fourth the base-pair that defines it. This is repeated four times.

SELF PORTRAIT

In his first ever solo show – SELF PORTRAIT – Robin Bhattacharya presents a brand-new work entitled “The Robin Bhattacharya DNA Project” at RAUM № 2 in Bern, Switzerland.

At the exhibition, selected notes of The ROBIN™ Currency will be exclusively available in exchange for other currencies.

Exhibition Dates:
19 November 2010 – 28 November 2010

Münstergasse 62
CH-3011 Bern, Switzerland

SELF PORTRAIT at RAUM № 2:
www.raum-no.ch

SELF PORTRAIT – The Robin Genome Project:
www.therobingenome.com

14/07/200903/10/2018

raising the jolly roger on lake zürich*

*Lately I’ve been reading ‘The Many-Headed Hydra’ by Linnebaugh and Reddicker.
And today an article my father sent me, from the NZZ of 29 June 2009 entitled ‘Die Fortschreibung einer Legende’ by Michael Kempe… also about piracy.

Additionally, last sunday the pirate party of Switzerland was founded in Zürich – even though ‘true’ pirates naturally do not join a ‘party’, but simply join the crew by being on board.

‘Jolly Roger’ is the name of all skull-and-bones pirate flags in general. They signify to the other the possibility of surrender and to join, to save one’s own life.
This in contrast to the (blood-)red flag, which symbolises certain death for all on the hostile ship.

The one raised by me on Lake Zürich aboard the Gypsy -skull above crossed bones- is specifically the flag of captain Edward England, who died for being too nice… It is from a gift-shop at the Europa-Park, Rust.

23/01/200903/10/2018

After ‘Who is Langenthal?’

Article in the MLZ:

‘Wer ist Langenthal?’ (‘Who is Langenthal?’), presented in the exhibition ‘Unter 30’ VI at the Kunsthaus Langenthal from 27.11.2008-4.1.2009, has had, trough its mediatisation, a couple of consequences…

Paul Herzig, a former worker at the porcelain-factory Langenthal and secret agent operating for the Swiss government during World War II, spoke out about the prevalence of the Nazi-ideology at that time and how the rumours surrounding the porcelain-ovens were used to intimidate opponents.

___________

On the other hand the publication of the swastika in the media has caused some critique and discussions about the extent of artistic freedom.

About this find the following ‘Schlagabtausch’ in the weekly ‘Sonntag’ of 21.12.2008 (German only)