Katerina Valdivia Bruch

© Kuswidananto aka Jompet. Java's Machine: Phantasmagoria, 2008. Photo: courtesy Cemeti Art House

Performativity in the visual arts

A talk by Katerina Valdivia Bruch
Moderator: Agung Kurniawan

Monday, March 22nd, 2010 at 7 pm

Programme

During her residency period at IVAA (Indonesian Visual Art Archive), Katerina has been interested in tracing performativity in the visual arts in Indonesia. More than generalising about the topic, her interest was related in seeing how some artists have a performative approach in their works.
The talk will start with a short introduction on the term performativity which will be used during the discussion. After this, there will be a presentation on traditional Javanese performances, which have been updated addressing contemporary topics. This subject matter will be explained in some examples of wayang and ketoprak performances, which have been used for certain political and social purposes.
The discussion continues giving some examples of visual artists who work in a multidisciplinary way and create works with a performative character. For instance, works that have a theatrical aspect and immerse the audience in the artwork.
The talk will leave some questions open to discuss with the audience.

IVAA
Jalan Patehan Tengah 37
Yogyakarta 55133
Indonesia

Curatorial residency supported by Goethe Institute

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