Ready manifestations.

Sunny n shiiite was a one week long live stream. Katja Novitskova was making arrangements of found and created objects in a geographically unlocated and thus ‘virtual’ space.

A philosophical quote was added to this text after the stream stops on the 16th of March.

“Object” is an interesting word, for in Hebrew it means “will” (chefetz—similar to “having an objective” in English). “Piece” is also common in this context, as it introduces a maker, a master of that piece, suggesting the thing to be passive and transparent, a mere projection of its maker’s intention. “Thing” is used mainly in relation to a mute presence that calls for contextualization. “Product” refers to a process of creation, bringing with it an impression of finality, a fait accompli. And “artifact” relates to an outcome or a residue. “Commodity” is used primarily in the context of a critique of the market, but I believe that this term should include all of the terms mentioned above. In a world where everything is already a commodity, “object” and “thing” are in this respect terms that attempt to cleanse the commodity of the chains of its birth, thus hiding its history and the means by which it appears in the world.“

Joshua Simon, Neo-Materialism, Part One: The Commodity and the Exhibition, E-flux journal

"In this respect, the artist appears to be a hunter-gatherer roaming a much more advanced civilization of commodities.”

Joshua Simon, Neo-Materialism, Part Two: The Unreadymade, E-flux journal

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Presented at STATE, an online exhibition plaform that features new projects and statements by artists who use the internet as a primary element in their work. The goal of STATE is to engage a more substantial online viewership and initiate critical dialog. Curated by Adam Cruces.

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