OTO / events / Charging Tesla Crash / 24 Oct. – 24 Nov. 2019 / Future Genealogies, 6th Lubumbashi Biennale, DRC

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ASCII - Charging Tesla Crash, A Speculation by Jean Katambayi, Sammy Baloji, Daddy Tshikaya and Marjolijn Dijkman, Future Genealogies, Tales From The Equatorial Line, 6th Lubumbashi Biennial, DRC / 60 kb / click for highres

Part of the ongoing artistic research project On-Trade-Off 'Tesla Crash', made by Jean Katambayi, Sammy Baloji, Daddy Tshikaya is a handmade 1:1 model of the notorious Tesla Model S in copper wire using a special weaving technique inspired by miniature wire car toys made by children in DR Congo.

Reenacting a spectacular experiment with a selfmade Tesla coil, the performative act 'Charging Tesla Crash', developed in collaboration with Marjolijn Dijkman, returned to the utopian ideas of Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) about wireless and available energy for everyone around the globe. The performance reflects the so called 'green energy revolution' and global inequalities present today.

Supported by: Digital Earth, Mondriaan Fund

Technical assistance: Electro-technician Lukas Pol

Presented at 6th Lubumbashi Biennial curated by: Sandrine Colard