Sop Chess Match, The Dell (2022)

Underwater Chess replaying the 1972 cold war match (no 6) in Reykjavik between Bobby Fischer (USA) and Boris Spassky (USSR)
Using the underwater environment as a metaphor for alienation and displacement with the political and institutional controls, as a game for constructs within society.
Chess pieces constructed from a concrete aggregate representing materials used in fortifications and the residue of their decay.
Recording of a durational performance captured in video (1h 7 min).
Artist: Michael Morgan
Location: The Dell, Clifton Springs, Victoria, Australia.
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Love the clouds of tiny fish participating in the match :)