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ABOUT
"I am a man and I believe there is
nothing human which is strange to me"
Terence, Heauton Timoroumenos, v. 77
Marius Ritiu and Cristian Bors, that's
you. Marius Ritiu and Cristian Bors,
that's me. Marius Ritiu and Cristian
Bors, they are a fiction which became
reality. Marius Ritiu and Cristian
Bors, that's the adventure of which
all are dreaming, but which has become
reality for them. To repeat their name
is to guarantee their success and
prolong their road towards glory, at
least if you adhere to the sacrosanct
principles of modern marketing. Marius
Ritiu and Cristian Bors, Ritiu and
Bors, Bors and Ritiu. They are like a
miraculous medicine against the
monotony of every day and the anxiety
of uncertainty.
Public space is their kingdom, as it
is also to you. Since February 2010
and the realization of their first
joint project, Ritiu and Bors invade
their own space. If the titles of
their public interventions hint at
revolt (Behind the fence, Stressing
State.), that of their exhibitions
rings the bells of a well established
fame and comfort (How to become famous
in One Month, This One Goes Out to
the Ones We Loved). However, is the
paradox of the scenario of the story
of their adventure not a trick of their
home country. A quizzical eye blink
to the restrained budgets of the
authorities granting subsidies.
The fortuitous encounter in the
streets of Antwerp of a bald soprano
and a man with an iron mask.
Simon Delobel
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