2022 – Bang Bang | Museum Tinguely Basel, in the context of Social Elegance project of PANCH – Performance Art Netzwerk CH
Performance by Yara Li Mennel, Natalie Peters and Anna Rigamonti.
Open Talk with Maricruz Peñaloza and Judith Huber in the context of “Parla Palma: an exchange with artists from Ticino.”
Natalie gibberishes words that sound like German. I can feel the intention but the sense is gone. Meanwhile letters come out of my mouth and make no sound. Indigestion of letters and words but it doesn’t serve any purpose. Out of my mouth they come out disorganized and fall silently to the floor. Natalie sings, makes sounds, intensely. Yara has her feet in a shopping basket and dances. She throws herself into it. I stand speechless. Then I unmask myself and I remove my red jacket. Underneath I have a one-piece swimsuit and furry paws dangle from the top of the costume as if small animals were feeding at my breasts. I see green through my eyes. Furs fill my belly and I am pregnant. I caress my abdomen as I say «Je recherche mon coté animal, l’autenticité…moi-même vraie derrière toute contruction mentale…
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Photo: Maricruz Peñaloza
