Forces of a city #1 | Frisly Soberanis
Curated by the Queens Museum
In this suspended reality, heightened by the pandemic, the forces of the city haven’t stopped. Filmed under the elevated 7 train, Soberanis' experimental audiovisual work slips between memories and reflections on the current moment in Queens.
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In the middle of this crisis, the 7 line train has continued running. The fare is still charged, and the rent is still due. The train moves every morning and every night. It has moved families, workers, and even the virus.
While one part of the city works from home, the other rides the train to work. It seems that everything is going well. But the reality under the train is the opposite. There is a suspended moment before a drastic change. This is where we are.
Week 4 of Onassis USA’s ENTER commissions was curated by the Queens Museum.
Artist: Frisly Soberanis
Title of the work (if titled): Forces of a city #1
Year: 2020
Medium: Video
Duration (if applicable): 4΄05΄΄
Format of the Work: Video
Frisly Soberanis: Writer, Director
Diego Alejandro Soberanis: Assistant Camera
Henri Guillén: Composer
Lucas Gonzalez: VO Mixer
Génesis Mancheren Abaj: thank you
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This artwork was created in the context of ENTER project, an initiative of Onassis Foundation. Onassis Stegi and Onassis USA give artists from all around the world 120 hours to create from home a series of new original commissions; sharing their new reality. Let’s ENTER.
