Sunken Works / who makes the rules
Under the title Sunken Works, Ghaliah Conroy is working on works around the theme of the Human Zoo, the ‘exotic’ exhibitions that took place in Europe, we where people of colour were displayed behind a fence for public viewing. What effect does this history have on black women today?
Sunken Works / who makes the rules
Under the title Sunken Works, Ghaliah Conroy is working on a series of works around the theme of the Human Zoo, the ‘exotic’ exhibitions that took place in Europe well into the 20th century, where people of colour were displayed behind a fence for public viewing. What effect does this history have on black women today?
watching and being watched
After the dance film Sunken Works / DON'T BITE (a co-production between DansBrabant and the Nederlandse Dansdagen), Ghaliah takes an even deeper look at the theme of ‘looking and being looked at’. How do you relate to a gaze that reduces you to a stereotype? And how do you reclaim your autonomy?
who is looking at whom
Sunken Works / who makes the rules is an intimate live duet between a camera and a black body - at the same time, who makes the rules is a game between audience and performer. Who watches whom, who decides, who follows... Anger, incapacity and affection seem to stand side by side. Sunken Works / who makes the rules is at times uncomfortable, at all times thought-provoking and personal.
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