Thetitlemayevokeimagesofgleeful,destructiveanarchism,but"smashing"heresignalsarelationshipbetweenpeopleandofficialcitystatuesthatisfriendly,jovial,evenalittlemelancholic. FivemembersoftheIndonesianartcollectiveruangrupa(whichdirectedthisyear’scontroversialDocumentaexhibition)eachwalktoaspotwhereamonumentstands.Onceglorious,thesefiguresarenowalittlehidden,forgotten,unseen.Eachone,fromPizzaMantotheWelcomeMonument,embodiesatransformativemomentinthenation’spoliticalhistory,anindexofitshopesanddreams.Theartistsstageconversationswiththeseobjects,withinarepeatedformatsuitedtogalleryinstallationasmuchastofilmprojection. ArgentinedirectorDíazMorales’SmashingMonumentsismanythings:homespunperformanceart,socialessay,andapop-culturalstudyofIndonesianfootwear. 源自:https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2023/films/smashing-monuments