"Barking Dogs don’t Bite is a video work composed of two parts—day and night. Both sections of the video show the same vacant gallery space activated each time anew. Filmed from opposites’ points of view, the gallery enters a cyclical process that seems self-inflicted. One by one, all the defense mechanisms of the space begin to act. First, an iron grate is slowly opening. A few seconds go by when a burst of white smoke comes down from the ceiling, filling up the screen, cueing a long and noisy alarm sound, to be followed by water sprinkles, fighting off the white smoke until vision and air is clear again. This orchestrated performance is occurring once again, at night time. Throughout this recurrent performance, the space is empty—there are only passers-by minding their own business. Instead, the viewer remains the sole witness to this drama in its entirety.” —Leah Abir

Single-channel color HD video with sound
7:00 min looped

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The Tel-Aviv Municipality Arts Department commissioned the work for the annual art event “Loving Art” 2012, curated by Leah Abir.

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