The Capacity for Adequate Anger

"Feelings That Move Nowhere” was the first solo exhibition by Vika Kirchenbauer in a major institutional space. She uses this milestone as the basis for reflection, presented in a simple but powerful filmic format. Two ideas are interrelated: to have achieved such exposure in the art world, she must necessarily have moved far from her initial class origin; while the feelings she addresses (such as shame) are those that cling to her from that past. Upwardly mobile yet mired in memory: from this position, common among artists, it is hard to generate the adequate anger for social revolution. (Adrian Martin)

This film will be shown as part of the screening SHORT FILM PROGRAMME 5: SOCIAL SKINS.