From 20th July – 25 August 2019Interregnum is a special solo project by the Albanian artist and filmmaker Adrian Paci, featuring the single-channel video work of the same name. Interregnum, meaning a time between regimes, where the old is mourned, and the new is yet to emerge, speaks to periods of uncertainty left after the passing of popular, yet oppressive leaders. Paci weaves together footage of public mourning from news broadcasts and from state archives in his native Albania, China, Serbia, Russia and other countries – in each instance the men being mourned are the brutal dictators of each state: Hoxha, Mao, Stalin. Paci invites us to examine the moment where the world’s attention turns to these countries, at the collective intake of breath when change seems possible. Restaged within the Thai context, the film drew attention to the mourning period for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej that lasted officially for a year following his death. During this time, people were encouraged to wear black to show respect to the late monarch and in many cases, colourful clothing was seized from people, seen as not being sufficiently respectful. The installation served as a site for people to reflect of their experiences of the year and the history of (sometimes enforced) public mourning. 

Courtesy of the artist, kaufmann repetto, Milano / New York, and Peter Kilchmann, Zurich. This exhibition is produced in association with Protocinema, Istanbul. With special thanks to Mari Spirito.

More information here: https://galleryver.com/event/interregnum/