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Yucef Merhi, Where Do We Go?, 2023

Yucef Merhi Venezuelan, b. 1977

Where Do We Go?, 2023
3 CRT TVs, 3 Atari 2600 game consoles, custom Atari cartridges, directional sound system
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The work is comprised of three cathode-ray tube TVs with transparent cases connected to three Atari 2600 game consoles (circa 1977). Each game device holds a transparent custom cartridge programmed...
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The work is comprised of three cathode-ray tube TVs with transparent cases connected to three Atari 2600 game consoles (circa 1977). Each game device holds a transparent custom cartridge programmed with a different blinking sentence. Together, they form the evocative phrase “Where do we go / when we stay / in the same place?”, prompting awareness about numerous contemporary issues.

All the devices are on two wide clear pedestals, providing a sense of transparency and visibility. Viewers are invited to walk around the piece and experience the analog technology. The clear case TVs, which allow people to see the inside components, were produced and sold to jails to prevent smuggling between convicts. They all belonged to prison inmates, augmenting the presence and message of the work.
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