Federico Solmi
A clip from Conspirators which is part of the Great Farce and Counterfeit Heros (2017). Solmi's nine-channel opus, The Great Farce, was commissed by the B3 Biennial and was projected on the façade of the block long Frankfurt Opera house. Its North American debut was at Open Spaces, A Kansas City Arts Experience. The videos unmask core hypocrisies in contemporary society, merging art with political and social commentary. The gaudily colored grotesque shows political leaders in an amusement park where historical events are re-enacted for their entertainment. Derived from Solmi’s unique approach that merges hand wrought elements with hyper-technical dimensions, the work pokes fun at how bedazzlement can supersede historical accuracy, while calling attention to the nexus of myth and legend, actuality and absurdity.