Pretty Removal
october 6, 2024, Hsinchu, Taiwan
intervention in public space, video with stereo sound, 1920 x 1080 px., 33m21s
After a typhoon, a potted Zamioculcas that had been placed to grow in public space was knocked over, and the container smashed. I replaced it with another sturdiery container that I found. During this closer inspection, I noticed the red ornaments attached by wires and how the stems were taped to metal stakes to forcibly form a compact bouquet. The arrangement was probably fashioned this way when it was originally sold to make it look more beautiful. I thought that all these decorative amendments would hinder the plant in the long term, so I took the time to remove them.
october 6, 2024, Hsinchu, Taiwan
intervention in public space, video with stereo sound, 1920 x 1080 px., 33m21s
After a typhoon, a potted Zamioculcas that had been placed to grow in public space was knocked over, and the container smashed. I replaced it with another sturdiery container that I found. During this closer inspection, I noticed the red ornaments attached by wires and how the stems were taped to metal stakes to forcibly form a compact bouquet. The arrangement was probably fashioned this way when it was originally sold to make it look more beautiful. I thought that all these decorative amendments would hinder the plant in the long term, so I took the time to remove them.
EXHIBITION HISTORY
2025 artistic collaboration, June 15, 6:00 p.m., Reading by Dan Sociu of poems by him, written together with the artificial intelligence, on the projection of the video work "Pretty Removal" by Ana Maria Micu, in the framework of the "Eminescu Days", organized by Ipoteşti Memorial − "Mihai Eminescu" National Center for Studies, Cafeneaua Artelor, 36A Mihai Eminescu Boulevard, Botoșani, RO
2025 artistic collaboration, June 15, 6:00 p.m., Reading by Dan Sociu of poems by him, written together with the artificial intelligence, on the projection of the video work "Pretty Removal" by Ana Maria Micu, in the framework of the "Eminescu Days", organized by Ipoteşti Memorial − "Mihai Eminescu" National Center for Studies, Cafeneaua Artelor, 36A Mihai Eminescu Boulevard, Botoșani, RO