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Artworks
Runo Lagomarsino
Unlike All Other Empires (for Edward Said), 2023Performance; every day while the exhibition is open to the public a capsule containing Europium is thrown against the gallery wall. Europium (EU), glass, light box, prints, air and timeRLA23005Further images
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Europium is an earth metal that was isolated in 1901 by Eugene Demarçay in France. It was named after the continent Europe. Europium has no significant biological role that we...Europium is an earth metal that was isolated in 1901 by Eugene Demarçay in France. It was named after the continent Europe. Europium has no significant biological role that we know of. But being phosphorescent it is used in the anti-counterfeiting details in Euro banknotes. Europium is one of the most reactive chemical elements, as it rapidly oxidizes in contact with air and turns into a yellow powder after only few days of exposure to oxygen. For this reason, it is kept in vacuum capsules. In 1996 Jimmy Durham did the work Stoning the Refrigerator in which he throws stones at a domestic device and in the year 2000 Edward Said threw a stone across the Israeli border. The title of this work, Unlike All Other Empires, comes from Said’s writings. Unlike all other Empires (for Edward Said) is a performance in which Lagomarsino uses the rare earth metal Europium (EU) as a tool to think about borders, the concept of Europe and the possibilities of actions.Exhibitions
Runo Lagomarsino, The Persistent Action of a Falling Tear, NILS STÆRK, 27.04.23–07.07.23.
Runo Lagomarsino, Silence Answers All, Marabouparken Konsthall, 26.10.24–16.03.25.
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