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Component 4847

Ritual #4

(2019)
A2 size
print behind perspex
 part of a series of components produced for the exhibition Good Conditions
shown at DWM Gallery




Ritual #3 was made by stitching together fragments which Van Malderen collects from the
internet and social media platforms. These ficticious rituals expose the problematic relationship between
our so called real and online lives, and how they have been taken over by new technology and
a constant drive to achieve. The work employs dark humour to reflect on the dynamics of a
society that is hesitant to admit that it is distracted by the internet of things with all its embedded
propaganda, data-mining, preaching and ‘corrections’.




This component forms part of Good Conditions

In Good Conditions, Kris Van Dessel and Tom Van Malderen build upon their previous collaboration Conditions and Opportunities at DMW Art Space in 2017. Together with curator Tram Scawped, the artists continue their quest into the protocols of exhibiting and the mechanism of the contemporary art economy in general. Their previous collaboration at DMW investigated the conditions and opportunities of the ‘art space’ by means of a series of minimal in situ interventions, ranging from subtle modifications of lighting and heating elements to enquiries into the appropriate shade of white for the walls of a white cube. Following up on this expo, 'Good Conditions' explores the application and potential of autonomous artworks as components of a dense art-fair-look-alike constellation. As part of this enquiry, all prices of the works on display are fixed in accordance with the inscrutable laws of the art economy and arranged in an easy-reference component list with accompanying article numbers.
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