COPY WATCH

Video 3 min

Exhibited in SIKKA, Dubai. 2013

“ As much as I loathe lists, I have to say that this piece is in my top three at SIKKA 2013. A black screen is dotted with a single video square. A street salesman in the neighboring Bur Dubai district recites a list of the (fake) watches he sells. His tone is rhythmed, thoughtful, almost mantra-like. A second head appears on the screen, followed by others, as the now 12-strong choir chants the brand names in a syncopated ode to globalization” (House 38, Cristiano Luchetti, Copy Watch.) Kevin Jones http://sikka13.tumblr.com/