Once you face the Chiesetta della Misericordia, which borders one of the many Venetian canals, there isn't any indication of what awaits you inside: the chilly grey stone is followed by a colorful patchwork carpet-seat, inviting guests to lounge on it while the movie, “When the physique says Sure,” by Dutch artist Melanie Bonajo, is shown. This immersive video set up, which is introduced as a part of the Venice Biennale, is a restitution of their ongoing analysis on the position of contact in the creation of intimacy in societies where solitude is growing and relationships are built at a distance.
This piece is a continuation of the work of the artist, physique sexologist, and educator, who, since 2014, has been creating documentaries that they present within welcoming scenographies, typically designed in collaboration with Théo Demans. In every of them, they provide voice to weak or marginalized teams, highlighting their experience of the world, their bodies, and relationships within the mild of the ambivalence of technological advances. Melanie Bonajo’s work just isn't about returning to a better “earlier than,” however moderately concerning the rising sense of alienation while the sense of belonging is consistently being eroded. Their works are, on the contrary, as many nuanced reflections and models that we will select to reproduce, or not, to reinvest ourselves collectively and do ourselves good.
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Flora Fettah
L’article Melanie Bonajo: Bound bodies est apparu en premier sur Galerie Joseph.
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