For this edition of The Body Series, A---Z examines the gaze on the ‘other’ and its representation, its definition for new possibilities through sci-fi narratives and alternative technologies.
To the UNKNOWN will unfold through discussions, performances, and screenings counteracting homogenization & imperialist historicizing – asking how we create a platform to question and defy the norm, what are the options, solutions & human representations we can explore for new possibilities.
With: Murat Adash, Julie Béna, Whiskey Chow, Kate Cooper, Sonya Dyer, Carla Gannis, Agi Haines, Holly Herndon & Jlin (feat. Spawn), Tarek Lakhrissi, Jennifer Martin, Sadé Mica, Sitraka Rakatoniaina, Tai Shani, Purple Velvet (Zoe Marden + Vasiliki Antonopoulou), Su-Hui-Yu.
ABOUT THE CURATOR
Anne Duffau is a cultural producer, researcher, and founder of A---Z, an exploratory/nomadic curatorial platform exploring artistic practices and knowledge exchange through collaborations, presentations, soundscapes, screenings and discussions. A---Z shares discursive practices that challenge preconceived ideas of race and gender identities, and challenges the powers that have shaped our(hi)stories. A---Z reflects on current socio-political issues, particularly in relation to future bodies, gender identities, empowerment in deconstructing (hi)stories, exploring technology, and re-imagining alternative and revolutionary worlds through other narratives and histories.
Anne is co-curator of the Dark Water event series, with artist Tai Shani, and co-founder of the night programme Décalé, with Chooc Ly Tan. She has collaborated with a range of projects and organisations including ArtLicks, Southwark Park Galleries, Mimosa House and Danielle Arnaud Gallery, London Please Stand By, or-bits .com, PAF Olomouc Czech Republic & Tenderflix.
Anne has previously run the StudioRCA Riverlight, London programme (2016-2018) and is currently the interim curator at Wysing Arts Center, a Tutor at the School of Arts and Humanities, and is the acting Lead in Critical Practice, within the Royal College of Art’s Contemporary Art Practice Programme.
She has performed live music under Alpha through a number of projects and collaborations.