Big Little Incidents | Teo Papadopol

The Big Little Incidents project looks behind the doors of the art school's workshops. Their props, in particular the sculptural pieces dedicated to the study, bear the mark of the generations that have interacted with them each day. Accidental or willful damaging, imprinting or fingerprinting of such objects turn from minor actions into gestures that generate meanings. Sculptures dedicated to the study - subsidiary objects for the creative process - gradually become collaborative works of dozens of people who have manipulated them over time.

Teo Papadopol' s idea was to recreate, by condensing into a short time unit, a process that takes place in workshops over many years using, in this particular case, the transformative contribution of the public. The proximity and the physical interaction with these objects raise questions about the art conservation system as a whole, which often transforms works into intangible objects. Furthermore, Tony Bennett's concept of the artworks as "props for public performance" is literally put into practice by Teo Papadopol in order to emphasize the ongoing character of the project.

Curator: Maria Orosan-Telea

Photo credits: Dana Dohotaru