Cleaning Utopia - video

"Cleaning Utopia" Laurien's Versteegh work in utopia from utopia project on Vimeo.

In this short movie you see the text: “Welcome to Utopia” being painted in front of an entrance gate. This text is painted with a sugary sticky substance.

As the camera returns later you see that different ants and bugs are stuck to the sticky letters. The idea behind this project is that “Utopia” is the best place that man could ever reach. It is heaven on earth. The text written in front of Utopia’s entrance is nice and inviting. But things are never what they seem: instead of being invited in, you get stuck before ever reaching this magical place: Utopia is a daydream it can never be reached even if you want to.

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