On Wallplay’s Art Billboards Santiago Mostyn pairs his linguistic exploration of the phrase ‘I Need a Miracle’ with an image of Anthony Mulligan, a man Mostyn met on a trip through Trinidad.
Wallplay and 14×48.org have joined forces to feature artist and photographer Santiago Mostyn on Wallplay’s Art Billboards for a multi-media installation entitled Miracle Man / Istanbul Interviews. A portion of Wallplay’s ground-level concept space screens will feature Mostyn’s video piece titled May Day 2012 / May Day 2013 in conjunction with his Toco Man photograph on Delancey and the text-based I Need a Miracle on Orchard Street.
Sourcing municipal security camera footage, May Day 2012 / May Day 2013 transforms viewers into voyeurs, watching the protests that led to the occupation of Istanbul’s Taksim Gezi Park in 2013. The scanning “portraits” capture the fissure of the everyday life as public space became fraught with tension. Wallplay’s screens magnify the frenetic effect of Mostyn’s split-screen format. May Day 2012 / May Day 2013 presents a 21st Century rendering of Monet’s The Rue Montorgueil, fit for the age of mass surveillance.