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It is Never Facts that Tell, 2004
Muntean + Rosenblum

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The protagonists of this video are young people, melancholic and mournful – full of wistfulness and gloom. Their mental state characterises a condition marked by uncertainty and lacking any security. In their depictions, Muntean + Rosenblum draw on the colour symbolism, dramatic gestures and poses of Western Christian pictorial traditions, particularly the Baroque. These are removed from their religious context, combined with popular contemporary imagery and released into an enigmatic, elusive timelessness. In this way, Muntean + Rosenblum succeed in exploring a state of suspension between traditional visual language and contemporary apocalyptic moods.