Since 1993, gelitin, a Vienna based artist group, has been creating sensational and thought-provoking interactive projects. “Ideas are born from boredom,” their works always have a lively sense of childlike humor. What is behind, however, is the hard work of finding out how they want to live and be lived. Their work is often reconstructed with daily, ordinary materials, and presented to viewers with mysterious and bizarre beauty. In La Louvre Paris exhibition last year, they got inspired by Musée du Louvre and its collection, while at the same time paying homage to it. Ancient columns became toilet paper. Archeological relics were turned into cheese and caramels. The anti-hierarchy spirit that endorsed Dadaism has been passed on ceaselessly in gelitin’s anarchist passion to reinterpret the structure of society, politics, and sex. Their works make us realize the importance of pursuing ultimately free expression and not forgetting the pleasure of pleasure. (E-mail from Ali, one of gelitin members)

“The image for the invitation card is a friendly lady in an undescribable mood standing infront of mount Fuji. She just came from a relaxing holiday in the Onsens of Beppu and fell in love with one of the suffering kangoroos in the local zoo. Mount fuji is crwoning hear head and she wears the mountain almost like a hat! This is one of the plasticine painting we will ship to Japan,among others. We will bring some plasticine paintings, little sculptures, and in the big room we would like to do an installation of our interpretation of Ryoanji and clunk Buddhism.”