Phatic Utterances
‘Breakroom’
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‘A meeting on the second floor’
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‘A meeting on the second floor’
A colaborative exhibition with Heidi Holmström, exploring the topic of ‘phatic utterances’. Diving into the functions of small talk and chit-chat.
‘Breakroom’ (Baroeg Mulder)
One of the rooms in the exhibition takes the unmistakable form of a coffee breakroom. During scheduled coffee breaks the audience undergoes a process that starts with a cup of coffee and an automated response to the situation: performing the act of chit-chat, followed by a realisation of that performance, exposing the unspoken scripts we follow in certain situations.
A collection of mugs with typical coffee-mug texts is provided for the coffee breaks.
‘A meeting on the second floor’ (Heidi Holmström and Baroeg Mulder)
An iPad frames a part of two rooms and a door connecting them. The parameters of the frame are prominently marked with blue tape, visible to the audience, invisible to the camera.
Dambruggestraat 356, Antwerpen, 2023
‘Breakroom’ (Baroeg Mulder)
One of the rooms in the exhibition takes the unmistakable form of a coffee breakroom. During scheduled coffee breaks the audience undergoes a process that starts with a cup of coffee and an automated response to the situation: performing the act of chit-chat, followed by a realisation of that performance, exposing the unspoken scripts we follow in certain situations.
A collection of mugs with typical coffee-mug texts is provided for the coffee breaks.
‘A meeting on the second floor’ (Heidi Holmström and Baroeg Mulder)
An iPad frames a part of two rooms and a door connecting them. The parameters of the frame are prominently marked with blue tape, visible to the audience, invisible to the camera.
Dambruggestraat 356, Antwerpen, 2023