In his fantasy these personages should be subversive and take over the world, hiding themselves in our brains. He often refers to Maria from the German film Metropolis by Director Fritz Lang: the real Maria and the false Maria - in one person. As so often with split personalities, their behaviours, thoughts, and actions are completely different.
Petra Pan is Kuert’s female version of Peter Pan, a fictional character created by J.M. Barry, of a boy that never grows up, living his never-ending childhood adventures and dreams in Neverland. In this instance, Kuert sinister script entails that Peter Pan is plagued with jealousy and graves for Petra’s demise. He attempts to convince her that she can fly in order to destroy her - but fails.
As a film maker and artist Kuert generates puzzling scenarios, always walking a tight robe between fantasy and reality.
Image: Beat Kuert, Petra Pan, 2020, still from the video Heart Machine, a homage to the film Metropolis. Photographic giclee print on Hahnemühle fine art paper, mounted on di-bond, edition of 3, H500 mm x W750 mm
Courtesy and ©Beat Kuert and Renée Pfister Art & Gallery Consultancy, 2021.
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