FAENA ART
presents
BIENNALE OF MOVING IMAGES

Yuri Ancarani, The Challenge, 2016, 67 min. Courtesy of the artist.

The Challenge follows the journey of an an artist who becomes a playful anthropologist, exploring the leisurely activities of the Qataris, the inhabitants of a small country who have gained remarkable media attention in the last few years through their unconventional lifestyle and their exuberant wealth. It is a look at an advanced techno-capitalistic world where the ancient symbols of wealth and power (gold, rifles, sports cars, etc.) are ubiquitous. The hunt reveals the role of rare and expensive falcons which are employed in ritualized forms of hunting.

Yuri Ancarani (b. 1972, Ravenna, IT) lives and works in Milan, IT. Ancarani’s works significantly transform the codes of documentary filmmaking. The man in action, the protagonist of his artworks, becomes transfigured through a rigorous construction of image and sound.