Adrian Searle, 'What a Riot'

Adrian Searle, ‘What a Riot’, The Guardian – G2 ARTS, page 23-25, 15 April 2008, UK
06.04.2008 Dani Marti

Adrian Searle, ‘What a Riot’,

The Guardian

‘Round the corner, I was plunged into a labyrinthine space where seven video works by Dani Marti and Katri Walker are being shown. Some are in large spaces, others in tiny cubbyholes. It’s inventively done. In one work, a bunch of Australian blokes camp in the Outback, and discuss art, life, lesbians and the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden. There are tensions in the group that pass like the weather. There are flies and thunderstorms. Another video focuses on a young homeless Glaswegian, with his chewed-up polystyrene begging cup, while others feature a Mexican woman who sings prayers for the dead, and whose hobby is baseball, and a man whom God has told to be a sculptor. There was something about a dog. The darkness is filled with lives and stories. It’s all very unexpected, extremely well done and utterly disorientating. I hope future Glasgow Internationals can keep it that way.’

Adrian Searle- The Guardian