with Four last thingsFortunately, Joe Richardson hadn’t said his last word. Because the one who describes his work best, in this case the collage, also applies to his spiritual successor – in the truest sense of the word – The procession of Golgotha. The canvas of the same name by Pieter Brueghel is thus part of the scenery of this production, which is composed of various landscapes and figures from other paintings of the Renaissance. Starting with Rembrandt’s Bellona, heroine here armed with a sword, decided to continue the massacre despite the end of the war. This creative editing process is therefore not only reflected in a striking visual rendering that is underlined by subtle animations, but also in the scenario, or more precisely in the sequence of sketches that suggest these surprisingly coherent assemblages. The sometimes satirical, sometimes trivial, even downright vulgar tone of the dialogues actually comes from these improbable associations that the author imagines. Hence, it is better to share your sense of humor in order to move forward without any problem. Especially since, like the disrespect for political or religious utterances, this point and click runs the risk of killing the protagonists who would come to slow down or even block the operations with their rigid puzzles. Radical decisions, which of course have consequences for the conclusions. To the players, who are often called directly by knocking down the famous fourth wall more or less violently, to give a brief verdict. The same applies to the appreciation of this subversive, decidedly personal production.
from Yann Bernard
