WOULD I LIE TO YOU

2012

sound, 4’ 41’’, loudspeakers, light, stage

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electronically processed pop song "Would I Lie to You" by an American music duo Charles and Eddie

original sheet music is played by various percussion instruments, thus creating a militant rhythm; speech synthesis software transforms the lyrics to spoken words

a false, manipulated version of the song is created, although the text is trying to convince us otherwise, i.e. that we would never lie

lie as a dominant fact of the present moment

the positions that disseminate lies are trying to convince (us) that they are actually being sincere

presentation: the song is continuously played from two loudspeakers suspended over the stage; stairs that lead to the stage invite the viewer to climb up and assume "the position"