Guido Van Der Werve: Nummer Veertien, Home September 15, 2012

The exhibition in Chelsea will debut van der Werve's most recent film, 'Nummer veertien, home,' a multilayered and complex film, the structure of which is based on that of a classical Requiem: three movements and twelve acts. The film poetically interweaves tales of Alexander the Great, the death of Frederic Chopin, and van der Werve's own personal narrative. For 'Nummer veertien, home,' Van der Werve performed a 1,000-mile triathlon (swimming, biking and running) from Warsaw to Paris - seven times the length of the Ironman Triathlon - retracing the path that Chopin's heart travelled to its final burial place. Also included in the Chelsea exhibition will be 'Nummer dertien: emotional poverty' (2010-11), a work in three parts, including photographs, text, a slide projection, and a 12-hour HD film.