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ENACTMENTS
OF THE SELF
a project by Maia Damianovic
October 24 November 24, 2002
Information:
http://www.steirischerbst.at
email: riewe@steirischerbst.at
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ENACTMENTS OF THE SELF
a project by Maia Damianovic
Venue: Enactments Stage and the public space
Duration: October 24 November 24, 2002
Inauguration Enactments Stage: October 26, 2002 / 17.00
Enactments Stage
Belgiergasse 8a
8020 Graz
Austria
Information
http://www.steirischerbst.at
email: riewe@steirischerbst.at
Enactments of the Self highlights a growing tendency and desire
in
contemporary art to articulate existential issues. In a variety of ways,
the artists in the project lend visibility to exploratory narratives of
identity.
To encourage new forms of pro active engagement between art and diverse
publics, Enactments of the Self presents a variety of
performances,
performative actions and choreographed moments in indoor venues and
outdoor locations throughout Graz.
Whether, provocative, seductive, entertaining or funny, the situations,
performative actions and events that the artists in Enactments of the
Self
present, emphasize a more directly experiential and less mediated
relation
with various life experiences. Instead, they refocus attention away from
the artist as central performer and move away from the closure or
singularity of the ego as the pivotal vehicle of creative communication,
towards a more intersubjective connection with various cultural, social
and political realities.
Whatever political motivation or back drop may be involved, numerous
events of our time document an immense collective desire for
self-determination and the rights of individuation. Enactments of the
Self
provides insights into places where the Self and the world can no longer
be securely accounted for, but only reinvented.
Participating artists:
Maja Bajevic & Emanuel Licha: I did not know
A labyrinthine glass structure on the main square of Graz, in which the
artists and other couples watch and comment on footage of
contemporary
wars for days and nights.
Carolina Caycedo: daytoday
The artist will organize her stay in Graz based on the idea of sharing.
People are invited to support this non-monetary experience by exchanging
the items, products or services Caycedo offers.
Irene Dapunt: Holding dreams
A sequence of 24 single pictures showing details of the artists face
immediately after having woken up will be set up in the Stadtpark of
Graz.
Brenda Fassie
Brenda Fassie, South Africas Kwaito Queen, eccentric diva and
media
personality, will be giving her first concert in Austria in the
Schauspielhaus Graz on October 24, 20.00.
Kendell Geers: My Tongue in Your Cheek
Loops of canned laughter are amplified through outdoor speakers at sites
in Graz, presenting an ironic comment on shopping and consumption
habits.
Radio Helsinki
The local pioneers in independent radio broadcasting take care of an
area-wide coverage of all activities related to "Enactments of the Self"
with the aim of surprising listeners again and again.
Barbara Holub: zwischen rollen
A piece of garden will be set up in the Enactments Stage, inviting
visitors to an over-the-fence talk. Various people will be
selected in
public castings held in the urban space in a specially adapted American
limousine.
N55: Snail Shell System
The artist collective presents a low cost system that enables people to
move around, change their whereabouts and live in various environments.
Lucy Orta: 70 x 7. The Meal
42 guests, specifically drawn from a variety of different fields are
invited to share a communal dinner. Each of the guests is asked to
invite
six more people to a buffet taking place two weeks later.
Lygia Pape: Divisor
Passersby participate in a communal interaction using the backdrop of a
large white cloth that is perforated with holes through which people can
fit their heads and arms. (This performance was first realized in 1968.)
Ward Shelley: The Tunnel
The artist and a crew of termites bore a tunnel through the
Enactments
Stage, in which they live and work, visible to the public only through
live video cameras.
Taro Shinoda: Medium
A set of twins sitting in chairs mounted overhead, eating a meal
prepared
by an on-site chef according to menu choices made independently by the
sisters. Shinoda considers the nonverbal communication of twins a new
model for interpersonal relationships.
SIMPARCH
SIMPARCH is developping a new project especially for Graz. SIMPARCH's
primary interest is in exploring how we relate to the commonplace
structures of everyday life.
Edda Strobl (tonto)
Designs the line of communication with the public in the form of a
series
of small formate self adhesive flyers, placed in the whole city of Graz.
Gitte Villesen in co-operation with Lars Erik Frank:
Solveig
The artists present the life and thoughts of a 66-year-old transsexual
called Solveig, the process of re-considering, re-defining and
re-verbalizing an entire existence.
Erwin Wurm: One Minute Sculpture
In this piece from the One-Minute-Sculptures series a performer reenacts
scenes choreographed by the artist.
Paris based curator Maia Damianovic has put together shows like
Transformal (Vienna Secession,1996); The Invisible Touch
(Kunstraum
Innsbruck, 2000); Days of Hope, (Frame Program Venice Biennale
2001) and
To Actuality (AR/GE Kunst, Bolzano 2002). She is also
collaborating with
Tema Celeste from New York and Paris and writes for several other
international art publications, including Artpress, Camera Austria,
Trans
and museums catalogues.
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