MAYBE ATTENDING
Patrick Cruz 

Please join us on August 19th for the opening of Maybe Attending, presented in connection with the Freie Internationale Tankstelle (FIT) at the Waldorf Hotel.

“Laughter is a powerful departure. One need only recall the last time an uncontrolled eruption, a laughing “fit,” shook their body to the point of exhaustion. Georges Bataille has compared laughter to a bull, claiming that every laugh possesses a cynical recognition of death. The bull, in its fluctuation between placid animality and uncontrollable rage, serves to illustrate the destabilizing force of laughter. It is through these momentary outbursts that we are able to transgress the constraints of our normal subjectivity. To laugh is to disregard control, to recklessly abandon expectation and decorum; it is both unpredictable and dangerous. Perhaps it could even be considered as a political act.”

David McGuire, On Laughter

Specific Project Date: August 19th. 2011
FIT is located on the Terrace of the Waldorf Hotel 
1489 E. Hastings, Vancouver

Artists Bio
Born and raised in Manila Philippines (1987), Vancouver based artist Patrick Cruz is a Filipino-Canadian multidisciplinary artist who studied Painting in the University of the Philippines Diliman (2005) and received his BFA degree studies from Emily Carr University of Art + Design (2010) with a major in General Fine Arts.

http://patrickcruz.tumblr.com/

Curated by: Natasha Lands
Natasha Lands, is a photo based artist residing in British Columbia, she has exhibited her work both nationally and internationally; attaining her BFA at Emily Carr University. Natasha has acted as curator for such exhibitions as Night Vision, Here Is Now, Olio Festival and most recently the Freie Internationale Tankstelle project in Vancouver. Natasha continues to live and work in Vancouver. 

FIT is a “fueling station for the creative spirit” by Berlin artist Dida Zende. Founded in 2002, FIT has operated in Berlin, Copenhagen and Miami. Inspired by Joseph Beuys and the idea of social sculpture, FIT provides an open platform for cultural engagement.

FIT is presented by the Goethe Satellite Vancouver, a two-year initiative of the Goethe-Institut with partner Revised Projects. 

Freie Internationale Tankstelle (FIT): http://www.f-i-t.org/english/start.htm
Goethe Satellite Vancouver: http://blog.goethe.de/satellite/

A series of exhibitions in collaboration with Freie Internationale Tankstelle & The Goethe-Institut Germany, in duration from July 22 - September 24