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In the presence of Natalia Papaeva
Courtisane is een platform voor film en audiovisuele kunsten. In de vorm van een jaarlijks festival, filmvertoningen, gesprekken en publicaties onderzoeken we de relaties tussen beeld en wereld, esthetiek en politiek, experiment en engagement.
Courtisane is a platform for film and audiovisual arts. Through a yearly festival, film screenings, talks and publications, we research the relations between image and world, aesthetics and politics, experiment and engagement.
In the presence of Natalia Papaeva
Siberian Buryat is one of nearly 2600 languages that will disappear. In this performance, Papaeva repeatedly sings two phrases from a Buryatian song called Yokhor. The dance song is usually performed in large groups during big festivals like the summer festival or Chinese New Year. She sings the only two phrases she can remember, which translate roughly as “On the earth that is soft like felt. Let’s come together in a circle and dance."
Abareshi draws inspiration from their experience of being chronically ill. Their conception of the body and identity is fuelled by a genetic blood disorder that causes intense pain and increasing physical deterioration as the artist ages. Through gestures and performative actions, Abareshi explores the complexity of living with a body that is constantly controlled, scrutinised and feels like a guinea pig.
While filming, the artist makes a feminist and sexual journey through Stockholm, determined to take back what she thinks has been stolen from her. It is a manifestation, a ceremony, and a reclaiming of public space.
Carol Macho unfeignedly speaks of herself as a sexual woman. She argues that there is too little talk about female sexuality: “They don’t talk about sex, they talk about theory.
“Sometimes I make sounds because I like them, sometimes I make sounds because they are necessary.” In an intimate video performance, la Barbara shares her almost superhuman singing and talks about herself as a traveller, as a woman and as an artist while improvising. The work was recorded in a room at The Hotel Steiner where 15 artist videos were made at the invitation of Fluxus artist Ben Vautier.