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2021, installation
Poly organza, LED light, oil
Dimensions variable
Kunstmuseum St Gallen, CH


The visitors find themselves in a stage situation, simultaneously as spectators and performers. The boundaries between audience space, stage and backstage are fluid and the roles are thus oscillating. The bench in the “back” is a seating opportunity for the switch of perspective. Gazing upon, looking through the curtain into the backstage, suddenly finding yourself on stage again. This work discusses theatricality, performativity and the event as such.

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Photos by Fabienne Watzke

Soft Opening