Ended Nov 2
Antoine Catala
Sep 28 – Nov 2, 2014
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"New Feelings"
I don’t feel the same anymore.
I feel new. I don’t know how to describe the sensation.
Do you?
Can you feel how I feel?
Is really the sole purpose of emotions the survival of a gene pool? The ultimate bonding gel.
Through the screen, can you tell how I feel? My voice, do I sound nervous or happy?
Can one learn new feelings? A new type of anger, with a hint of pride, a new breed of painless joy.
Can you teach me how to feel, because I lost touch?
It’s like something recently severed, and emotions are drifting inside of me.
When I was a little boy, I put myself in other's shoes. I would mimic people around me,
copy the way they walked, the way they sat or spoke. It would open a window into their minds.
Empathic machines are coming, like children, learning.
Will I be able to outsource my feelings to emobots one day. I wouldn't have to deal with shitty emotions
anymore. Let the emobots process my crappy moods and re-infuse my body with good vibes.
Fleeting.
If emotionomics is to become a reality, would I ever be able to purchase a meal with the sensation of
freedom that permeates through me today? Pay with a confused transactional smile.
This is personal, and it’s not.
It’s all transparent. Let’s put our feelings on the table.
Antoine Catala (born in 1975, Toulouse France) lives and works in New York and has exhibited extensively both in the US and abroad. Recent solo exhibitions include: Heavy Words, curated by Florence Derieux at Peep-Hole, Milan (2014) and Image Families, curated by Linus Elmes at UKS, Oslo (2013). His work has also been included in Archeo, curated by Cecilia Alemani, High Line, New York, NY; Meanwhile...Suddenly and Then, 12 Biennale de Lyon, France curated by Gunnar B. Kvaran; ProBio, organized by Josh Kline, EXPO 1: New York, MoMA PS1, New York, NY; Empire State, curated by Alex Gartenfeld and Norman Rosenthal, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, Italy and Puddle, pothole, portal, co-curated by Ruba Katrib and Camille Henrot, Sculpture Center, Long Island City, NY, opening in October.
