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Listening Device

Performance, public intervention

May - July, Different Czech & Slovak
cities, 2024

Artists:

Tomáš Moravanský
May - July, Different Czech & Slovak
cities, 2024

Over the course of one month, I placed notes with the words „Listening device“ in public spaces. I affixed these notes in locations where I paused to rest or reflect. The phrase „Listening device“ in Slovak („Odpočúvacie zariadenie“) plays on the similarity with the term „Resting device“ („Odpočívacie zariadenie“).
In Slovak, the root word „odpo-“ in both terms stems from „odpočinok,“ meaning „rest.“ This etymological link adds a humorous twist, suggesting that the act of resting might be monitored or overheard, blending the concepts of surveillance and relaxation.

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