by André de Sá Moreira

A sign announces two directions. The artist chooses one, disappears, returns, chooses the other, then returns again. The image transforms into a loop: going, coming back, going again. The street becomes a useless crossroads where decision no longer exists.

The video doesn't offer a choice; it invents one that serves no purpose. The man exhausts himself in a back-and-forth that produces neither progress nor abandonment. The arrow doesn't indicate a direction; it simply emphasizes the absence of a destination. The dog closes the scene by resolving the dilemma, but without logic. It's he who decides, ultimately.

The video epitomizes modern hesitation: two equal paths, a body that no longer knows which one to follow. The camera doesn't move, it waits for the decision. Ultimately, it's the dog who decides. It's an involuntary lesson.

He doesn't play on indecision, he materializes it. The sign promises direction, the video creates a flat labyrinth. The dog imposes the conclusion: there was never a choice, only a movement to follow.

Testimony

"In life, when man hesitates, the animal decides."

- Laure de Fontenay