Œuvre d'art public
Survival
Artwork creator(s):
Holzer, Jenny
Text author(s):
Holzer, Jenny
Installation year:
1985 Description:
Projection of text on a building
Text of the artwork:
YOU ARE TRAPPED ON THE EARTH SO YOU WILL EXPLODE.
WHAT URGE WILL SAVE US NOW THAT SEX WON’T?
PUT FOOD OUT IN THE SAME PLACE EVERY DAY AND TALK TO THE PEOPLE WHO COME TO EAT AND ORGANIZE THEM.
SAVOR KINDNESS BECAUSE CRUELTY IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE LATER.
DANCE ON DOWN TO THE GOVERNMENT AND TELL THEM YOU’RE EAGER TO RULE BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT’S GOOD FOR YOU.
THE BREAKDOWN COMES WHEN YOU STOP CONTROLLING
YOUR SELF AND WANT THE RELEASE OF A BLOODBATH.
SPIT ALL OVER SOMEONE WITH A MOUTHFUL OF MILK IF YOU WANT
TO FIND OUT SOMETHING ABOUT HIS PERSONALITY FAST.
MOTHERS WITH REASONS TO SOB SHOULD DO IT IN GROUPS IN
PUBLIC AND WAIT FOR OFFERS.
OUTER SPACE IS WHERE YOU DISCOVER WONDER, WHERE YOU
FIGHT AND NEVER HURT EARTH. IF YOU STOP BELIEVING THIS,
YOUR MOOD TURNS UGLY.
DIE FAST AND QUIET WHEN THEY INTERROGATE YOU OR LIVE SO
LONG THAT THEY ARE ASHAMED TO HURT YOU ANYMORE.
TRUST VISIONS THAT DON’T FEATURE BUCKETS OF BLOOD.
IN A DREAM YOU SAW A WAY TO SURVIVE AND YOU
WERE FULL OF JOY.
IF YOU’RE CONSIDERED USELESS NO ONE WILL FEED YOU
ANYMORE.
WHEN YOU EXPECT FAIR PLAY YOU CREATE AN INFECTUOUS
BUBBLE OF MADNESS AROUND YOU.
YOU ARE SO COMPLEX THAT YOU DON’T ALWAYS
RESPOND TO DANGER.
MEN DON’T PROTECT YOU ANYMORE.
WITH ALL THE HOLES IN YOU ALREADY THERE’S NO REASON TO
DEFINE THE OUTSIDE ENVRIONMENT AS ALIEN.
WHEN SOMEONE BEATS YOU WITH A FLASHLIGHT YOU MAKE LIGHT
SHINE IN ALL DIRECTIONS.
FINDING EXTREME PLEASURE WILL MAKE YOU A BETTER PERSON IF
YOU’RE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT THRILLS YOU.
USE A GUN WHEN THE PERSON COMING AT YOU
HAS A GOOD EXCUSE.
IT IS IN YOUR SELF INTEREST TO FIND A WAY TO BE VERY TENDER.
THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR WILL BE SECRET.
THE CONVERSATION ALWAYS TURNS TO LIVING LONG ENOUGH TO
HAVE FUN.
WHAT COUNTRY SHOULD YOU ADOPT IF YOU HATE POOR PEOPLE?
USE WHAT IS DOMINANT IN A CULTURE TO CHANGE IT QUICKLY.
PROTECT ME FROM WHAT I WANT.
YOU ARE CAUGHT THINKING ABOUT KILLING ANYONE YOU WANT.
IT’S HARD TO KNOW IF YOU’RE CRAZY IF YOU FEEL YOU’RE IN
DANGER ALL THE TIME NOW.
YOU CAN’T REACH THE PEOPLE WHO CAN KILL YOU ANYTIME SO
YOU HAVE TO GO HOME AND THINK ABOUT WHAT TO DO.
THE FUTURE IS STUPID.
HIDE UNDER WATER OR ANYWHERE SO UNDISTURBED YOU FEEL
THE JERK OF PLEASURE WHEN AN IDEA COMES.
SOMEONE ELSE’S BODY IS A PLACE FOR YOUR MIND TO GO.
WHEN THERE’S NO SAFE PLACE TO SLEEP YOU’RE TIRED FROM
WALKING ALL DAY AND EXHAUSTED FROM THE NIGHT BECAUSE IT’S
TWICE AS DANGEROUS THEN.
IT’S EASY TO GET MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ON EVERY CONTINENT TO
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO EATING AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.
GO WHERE PEOPLE SLEEP AND SEE IF THEY ARE SAFE.
HANDS ON YOUR BREAST CAN KEEP YOUR HEART BEATING.
TURN SOFT AND LOVELY AYTIME YOU HAVE A CHANCE.
IT IS FUN TO WALK CARELESSLY IN A DEATH ZONE.
YOU LIVE THE SURPRISE RESULTS OF OLD PLANS.
LET YOUR HAND WNADER ON FLESH TO MAKE POSSIBILITY MULTIPLY.
IT IS EMBARRASSING TO BE CAUGHT AND KILLED FOR STUPID REASONS.
SHOOT INTO INFINITE SPACE TO HIT A TARGET IN TIME AND
CALL IT INEVITABLE.
YOU HOVER NEAR LOVELY UNCONSCIOUS LIFE FORMS THAT OFFER
NO IMMEDIATE RESISTANCE.
PEOPLE LOOK LIKE THEY ARE DANCING BEFORE THEY LOVE.
BODIES LIE IN THE BRIGHT GRASS AND SOME ARE MURDERED AND
SOME ARE PICNICKING.
SILLY HOLES IN PEOPLE ARE FOR BREEDING OR FROM SHOOTING.
YOUR MODERN FACE SCANS THE SURPRISE ENDING.
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