Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 19 May 1296

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

In an AMVK-installation I was laying naked on a rotating platform, naked with my legs spread, my feet tied to a branch. By shuffling over the platform it looked as if I was moving forward, but yet remaining on the same spot. On the background a film of the same performance in a wood was projected.
(1 November 1986)

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar 1991

There are 3359 births, 3911 deaths, 1122 murders, 494 disasters and 2072 other events about 5713 people in 6416 places until today.

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.

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BirthFactDeath (-) Saturday 19th of May 1296 728 years ago
192nd Pope Celestinus V born as Pietro Angelerio or Pietro da Morrone dies of poor health at the age of 81 in Castello di Fumone, Fumone, Lazio, Italy. After Celestinus V's resignation he was imprisoned by his successor Pope Boniface VIII.