Antoine Donzeaud, A Thousand Friends at Rupert, Vilnius

A Thousand Friends, 2016
Rupert, Vilnius

Antoine Donzeaud

A Thousand Friends, 2016
Rupert, Vilnius

Antoine Donzeaud, No new friends, 2016
HDV, sound
2'24"
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A Thousand Friends, 2016
Rupert, Vilnius

Antoine Donzeaud

A Thousand Friends, 2016
Rupert, Vilnius

Antoine Donzeaud, To remember me by (Teenage gris gris 1), 2016
Marble, string, bead chain, suction cup, car freshner, cut-off vynil glove finger, anodized copper wire
30 x 6 cm
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Antoine Donzeaud, To remember me by (Teenage gris gris 2), 2016
Silver plated jewelry, string, bead chain, suction cup, earring hook, cut-off vynil glove finger, anodized copper wire, oil paint
30 x 5 cm
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A Thousand Friends, 2016
Rupert, Vilnius

Antoine Donzeaud, Untitled PE (mirroring 1), 2016
Wood, polythene, spray paint
155 x 112 cm
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Antoine Donzeaud, Untitled PE (mirroring 2), 2016
Wood, polythene, spray paint
160 x 114 cm
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Antoine Donzeaud, Untitled PE (mirroring 3), 2016
Wood, polythene, spray paint
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Antoine Donzeaud, All my friends, 2016
Polypropylene bags, earth, spray
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A Thousand Friends, 2016
Rupert, Vilnius

Antoine Donzeaud, High kick mat, 2016
HDV, sound
0'28"
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A Thousand Friends, 2016
Rupert, Vilnius

Antoine Donzeaud, Untitled homework, 2016
Paint on paper, polythene, spray
21 x 32 cm
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Antoine Donzeaud, AFK, 2016
earphones, epoxy paste, anodized copper wire, paint
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Antoine Donzeaud, AFK, 2016
earphones, epoxy paste, anodized copper wire, paint
Dimensions variable
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I had no expectations about my time in Vilnius. I wasn’t sure what would come out of it or if I’d be able to produce anything. All I brought was a video camera. I knew about the cold and the snow. I found a building lost in the woods by a river that was frozen most of the time so you could actually go across it by foot. The space acted like some sort of huge screen on the white landscape. Occasionally you’d see people passing by - skiing, walking their dogs or going to feed the ducks. Sometimes the place was full of life and agitation. Other times it was awfully quiet. All around there were a lot of buildings in construction. Domestic spaces in the becoming waiting to be inhabited. Panels, windows, covers, ruins.
I kept contact with my friends in Paris. Skype calls or Facebook conversations. I met incredible people here. There were long heartful discussions, dinners, parties, walks, drinks at the kitchen table. All that making me wish I could see all of them again soon. My stay went too quickly. I wanted to reflect on these feelings in the installations, see how I could use the given space and model it towards a materialization of these physical and virtual interactions. Here is the result.

– Antoine Donzeaud

‘On the first day the snow fell,
I went taking pictures,
Not to miss the chance of capturing the moments,
While the trees are still holding the fresh snow.
No matter how cold it was, I enjoyed the winter,
The very end of December and early January,
Brought stronger cold to Lithuania,
No matter of this, I kept on flying.
I have always loved looking from above,
It allows me to see so many things that would otherwise be unnoticed’.

– Romuald Demidenko quoting Karolis Janulis