Antoine Félix Bürcher, Pissing In a River, at Temple Gallery, New York.

“Pissing In a River” by Antoine Félix Bürcher, curated by Jianrui Li, at Temple Gallery, New York, 09/08/2024 – 21/08/2024.

“It’s hot out, burning, like a sauna, tempted to say, like hell. We stroll, on the frying pavement, my sandals are melting, my forehead, dripping with sweat. Here we are, in the gallery, in the museum, cooled and aware. We traverse, Little Europe, cosplaying, eating olives at Le Dive, without stones, as if, the stones would weigh us down, like an anchor that drags our corpus into the abyss and darkness of the sea. We, actors in this flowing city, like a wave we ride from shore to shore. Always online, connected and aware, on time, always late for dinner, always in time for cigarettes. (…) We stay connected, always, you and me, in this tiny world. High above the waters, cooked and ready to unfold the discourse, see the world, unmask it and turn every stone. Embracing the cringe, not backing down, melting, being water, and resisting authorities. Back to school, bodies of water, peeing in the river, flowing down the Limmat with my clothes in a wet bag, on my way to work, no work, no work out; just being water. Still or sparkling, in and out, bottled and always on the go. Wireless, always hooked up, paired and ready to blow up, go wherever, always charged, never silent, always connected, always tuned in.” Theodor Nymark (2024)