Exquisite Corpse Video Project

Exquisite Corpse Video Project is an international art video collaboration that started in May 2008. It was instigated by the video artist Kika Nicolela from Sao Paolo, Brazil and initially involved 13 artists from ten countries. The idea is that one artist makes a single one minute video, sending the last ten seconds to the next contributor, who mixes, incorporates and stitches this together with his/her own minute, then sends the last ten seconds of this to the following artist, and so on… The name Exquisite Corpse originates from the Surrealists in the 1920’s, who worked in this manner but with drawing, painting or text. The project started with three threads of corpses, with 8-10 artists participating in each individual thread. These three first threads were premiered in an exhibition held at Formverk in June 2008 and since then the project has grown. The final Exquisite Corpse Video Project Vol.1 has a total of nine threads, with 80 video works by 37 artists from all over the world. The project has been shown throughout the world, including the USA, Greece, South Africa, Canada, UK, Hong Kong and Brazil.Volume II was created the following year. Volume III premiered in 2011.