Conversations "Return of Innocense"

When the Shit hits the Fan. ©1996. (Installation view.)

During 1995–96, Nikolaj Recke conducted a series of anonymous phone calls each time he reflected on art. Over two hundred conversations with strangers were recorded, forming a dispersed performance that unfolded across the telephone network. In each exchange, Recke attempted to present a work — at times embodying it himself, at times enacting it through the call. The unedited transcripts, reproduced on Dymo labels and installed directly on the wall, were accompanied by the video Return of Innocence.