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  • Author : Maia Sumbadze, Nika Machaidze
  • Duration : 4'
  • Original Title : xvz
  • English Title : xvz
  • Year : 2003

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Bio : Both artists were born 1972 in Tbilisi, Georgia, part of the former Soviet Union. Live and work in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Description : xvz is a pseudo scientific documentary, a game in which a group of people connect with each other using digital and electro devices, chemistry and alchemy. This piece reminds the viewer of the daily incarnations of the scientific-technological revolution doctrine and alludes to their post-communist remnants, harvested in the development of media arts. xvz (I want to know everything) – ironically refers to the Soviet TV programme for kids with the same name. The artists give an opportunity for their generation to return to their childhood and recall, with a smile, the whole absurdity of the TV programme.

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