Jani Ruscica

DIVA - Digital & Video Art Fair, New York, United State, March 25 -30, 2008

Batbox / Beatbox by Jani Ruscica is a work consisting of two experimental short films. This work parallels two very opposed environments: nature depicted through bats' nightly echolocation and the urban metropolis navigated by hip-hop artists, thus revealing the limitations of human sight both in nature and in a cultural context. Batbox is a poetic depiction of bats' capacity to use sound as a tool to locate themselves geographically. The searchlight used in the dark woods reveals human's inability to see. In Beatbox the leading roles are played by New York beatboxers Kid Lucky and Shockwave as well as Spoken Word artist Vocab. The spotlight used to highlight the suburban streets, basketball courts and subway tracks reveals the urban space a stage. The work reflects on cultural processes, and on different ways to comprehend one's living environment as well as on the aim to see without prejudice.

The event has been organised in collaboration with FRAME Finnish Fund for Art Exchange and the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York.

Further information:

Jani Ruscica: "Batbox / Beatbox": http://www.galleriahuuto.net/

Curator Marita Muukkonen: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , tel +358 50 5758504