The Shock of the Real McDonalds in Prague was funded by the Italian and Czech Republic Ministries of
Foreign Affairs and supported by FAMU University in Prague. The project
consisted in recording the memories of people from different generations
regarding the city of Prague before and during the fall of the Berlin
Wall and the opening of the country to the capitalistic system. At that
time the city of Prague went through a functional and aesthetic
transformation that involved many aspects of social life. My aim was to
create an archive of recorded oral and video materials together with
historical photographic images corresponding to the place mentioned by
the participants. I used the MacDonalds fast food restaurants as the
starting points through which to discover the city and interview the
participants. The animated documentary presented HERE is an artistic
interpretation of the research carried out in Prague as artist in
residency at FAMU University.
In Prague I realized a series of site specific interventions. Its documentation has sadly been lost due to the burglary in my studio in 2003.
The photos below document the installation-participatory-immersive performance realized for the event Young Horses at the Jam Factory in London (2001), where participants could see the work The Shock of the Real McDonalds in Prague.
Only two persons could enter the space and watch the documentary 'The Shock of the Real Mac Donalds in Prague' while having a glass of wine and some snacks.
Due to the ethical code of the project I did not take photos of the participants.
In Prague I realized a series of site specific interventions. Its documentation has sadly been lost due to the burglary in my studio in 2003.
The photos below document the installation-participatory-immersive performance realized for the event Young Horses at the Jam Factory in London (2001), where participants could see the work The Shock of the Real McDonalds in Prague.
Only two persons could enter the space and watch the documentary 'The Shock of the Real Mac Donalds in Prague' while having a glass of wine and some snacks.
Due to the ethical code of the project I did not take photos of the participants.