Ignas Krunglevičius Lithuanian, b. 1979
Išpažintys / Confessions, 2011
Vieno kanalo video instaliacija / Single channel video installation
8 video / 8 videos, 55 min
edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs
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Krunglevicius collected eight confessions, hand written or court transcripts, of convicted criminals. He then reduced them using only those sentences were the criminal is talking about his or hers own...
Krunglevicius collected eight confessions, hand written or court transcripts, of convicted criminals. He then reduced them using only those sentences were the criminal is talking about his or hers own emotions. The perpetrators personal landscape of guilt is revealed with no descriptions about the actual criminal act. Krunglevicius investigates how the most extreme act of violence contains something that we can all recognize in ourselves; the inner psychological patterns of reasoning and justification, remorse and/or the lack of it. Three of the four scores included in the exhibition are printed acoustic music performances that were premiered on June 18th 2010 at the Norwegian Academy of Music as part of Krunglevicius Master graduation. Confession No. 7 is on view on a monitor next to the printed scores.