Days Go By

Abstract: Days Go By is a video installation exploring the relationship between self-help literature, social media, and the quotidian lifestyle in Abu Dhabi. Using found text, video, and found objects the work contrasts social media’s and self-help’s
idea of success against a normal routine.

Youth Takeover 2020, Arthur de Oliveira, Photo by Daniella Baptista(5).jpg

Youth Takeover 2020, Arthur de Oliveira, Photo by Daniella Baptista(2).jpg

Youth Takeover 2020, Arthur de Oliveira, Photo by Daniella Baptista.jpg

Yellow is the Funniest Color

Abstract: Yellow is the Funniest Color is a video installation exploring the ambiguity that is the anti-comedy genre. The video is primarily composed of interviews with students about their perception of comedy, archival footage of anti-comedians (Andy Kaufman and Norm MacDonald), and Arthur’s voice over narration commenting on the footage.