Maria Pask

With the working title Beautiful City, Maria Pask’s project involves a public platform from which experts of various religions present their respective religious beliefs in response to a series of questions the artist put to them beforehand. In allusion to the metaphor contained in the song “Beautiful City” from the musical Godspell (1971), the artist intends to explore the idea of a new type of city built not of walls and towers, but of visionary ideas, morals, and mutual trust…

Maria, in your videos you often force yourself to undergo something – an action – but at the same time the videos don’t appear forced. They seem very direct and uncontrived…

Installation