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Due to the overwhelming amounts of people trying to force us into work,
we NEETs have created the NEET Household Defense Force.
We must protect our homes.
We must not let our lives be ruined by work and responsibility.
Pour en finir avec le travail, 2025
Tactical vest, military technical jacket and pants, military boots, belt, tactical gloves, knee pads, elbow pads, airsoft helmet, holster, toy gun, loaders, airsoft pellets, custom velcro patches
dimensions variable - Photo by Tiziano Ercoli
The piece consists in a faithful reproduction of an anti-work military uniform originally ideated as a cosplay costume by the international community of voluntary NEETS, inactive young adults. The artist recreates the uniform, complete of all the pieces and adorned with the original custom velcro patches, throwing the pieces on the ground and reducing them to a disembodied state of absence.
The various clothes and accessories are discarded as if they were worthless, like the remnants of a lost battle. This abandonment is meant to highlight the fundamental characteristics of these new revolutionary movements: passivity, disillusionment, and a sense of powerlessness.
Mocking the symbols of state power and military control, the work also references the rising climate of suppression of political dissent through institutionalised violence and militarism brought by far right led nations.
While traditional revolutionary movements—both past and present—have always been driven by a forward-looking force, capable of imagining better horizons and willing to fight to build them, today’s phenomena of isolation and desertion are disorganised and scattered, driven not by a resolute plan but rather by a lack of desire for the future.
The work is part of “States of Stagnation”, a duo show with @young_agamben curated by @cateavataneo at @mare_karinain Venice. On view until April 19.
Installation view and Details - Pour en finir avec le travail - Mare Karina Gallery, Venice - Photo by Tiziano Ercoli