P I R A T E M A T E R I A L presents a collection of large scale wood engravings, video and sculpture, documenting fragments of events where a piratical figure is venturing into a series of seemingly dangerous acts in potentially unstable environments.
'Pirate' originates from 'Peiráomai' in Ancient Greek, meaning 'trial' or 'attempt', and is perceived as 'the enemy of all'. Within this ongoing interrogation, the piratical figure functions as a sub-rosa vehicle for action - a place where one assumes an indefinite position without state or geographical belonging.
The piratical hereby becomes a state of exemption, inhabiting an extraterritorial region, freed and seen as a tactile entity when in contact with the world.