Francesco Finizio's 'Transmission Studies' at MAC Marseille

Francesco Finizio's exhibition 'Transmission Studies' at MAC in Marseille (April 7–May 10, 2003) explores the failures and circularities of information transmission. The show includes works such as 'Représent public/personnel', a service that uses an earpiece and phone to remotely coach a person's speech or physical performance; 'Le Transmetteur polyphonique de rêves', a listening space with floor mats and headrests where anonymous dream narratives are broadcast; and 'Écofiltre audiophonique', a yellow room where two hens listen to recordings of crooner Jimmy Durante and their mimetic clucking is pressed into a vinyl 'best of'. Finizio's devices emphasize loss and alteration over fidelity, creating loops that recycle information without achieving performativity. The works critique capitalist efficiency by cultivating a suspended, unproductive time that invites passive-active listening. Curated by Christophe Kihm.