2006 | Scenario House, Chrissie Cottier Gallery, Sydney; video component projected Night Projection Window CCP, Melbourne
Video installation with sound, (timber, MDF, handmade wallpaper, DVD player, 5:1 surround sound system, television,
furniture, gymnastic tape, rope, track lighting). Video loop: HD, 16:9, colour, 5:1 sound, 3:50 min
“Home is usually recognised as a safe place. The installation shows the home in the realm of gun culture to examine the sense of unease and paranoia that society now feels every day,” Wise said. “Society seems caught up with the need to find an enemy, and the gun club simulator, training people against pretend enemies, demonstrates this perfectly. “My aim is to encourage visitors to the exhibition to ‘act out’ fantasy scenarios,” Wise added. (from the press release)
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From a review by Art and Mayhem: “A potent installation by artist Gianni Wise that places gun culture within the context of everyday living, literally, Gianni has built the interior of a home in a gallery space. Scenario House ‘s timing is particularly relevant given the events currently unfolding in the Middle East.”