A shabby man wanders, scavenging for whatever he can find from a pile of rubbish. Still, he shares leftover food with a stray cat, caressing the creature with a warm smile, the only positive expression on his nondescript face, in a capital city that betrays no sign of any human existence.
It is the most life-affirming snippet of his life (and our lives?) in the silent film Neon Ghost (2022), the central work in an ongoing exhibition titled “Utopia Now” by Austrian-based artist Kay Walkowiak at Jim Thompson Art Center until the end of June. Three other works include Fundamental Values (an installation of banners), Drifters…
