The Financial Crisis Session IIV

The Financial Crisis Session IIV is a 12minute filmwork in which SUPERFLEX addresses the financial crisis from a therapeutic perspective A hypnotist guides us through our worst economic nightmares During four sessions the audience is invited to speculate on the hypnotic forces of global capitalism as well as experience the fear anxiety and frustration of losing control economic loss and personal financial disaster In Session 1 The Invisible Hand we are introduced to the backbone of capitalism the idea of the invisible hand as the benign force of selfregulation that prevents markets and people from spinning out of economic control We are asked to interrogate our faith in this force and to imagine a world no longer governed by this invisible hand In the following sessions we are guided deeper and deeper into the subconscious of the financial crisis with Session 2 George Soros Session 3 You and Session 4 Old Friends