
AsocialexperimentspinsoutofcontrolatanartschoolinNorway,wherethestudentstakepartinaroleplaythatuseshumourandsatiricalbitestodiscussthepoliticalcurrentsincontemporaryart–literally. Contemporaryarthasbecomeanarenaforpoliticaldebate,andnowhereisthismoreevidentthanattheartacademies.NorwegianartistSilleStorihlehasdesignedarole-playinggametoexploretheissues.Therulesofthegameareclear:ThestudentsattheFilmandArtSchoolinKabelvågweregivenfictitiouscharacterswhichtheythemselvesdevelopedfurtherandactoutinagroupcritiqueofeachother’swork.Butwhiletherulesareclear,thegameitselfcaneasilyspinoutofcontrol!Anditdoesin‘TheGroupCrit’,wherethestudents(whoareallincharacter)don’tholdbackfromcriticisingeachother’sartworks–andeachotheringeneral–sowesoonforgettheperformativeframeworkoftheheateddebate.Thecollectiveexperimentchallengesnotonlythestudents’self-perception,butalsoStorihle’sownauthorityasadirector.Animportant,wittyandwildworkcreatedwiththeactiveparticipationofthestudents. 源自:https://cphdox.dk/film/the-group-crit/