Exhibition and performance by Andi Kacziba, presented by the Institut Liszt – Centre culturel hongrois Paris
Performance, Exhibition Hungarian artist and performer Andi Kacziba will present one of her most intense and meaningful performances, Crushing Destiny, inviting the audience into an emotional experience centered on the theme of “non-motherhood” and the marginalized role society assigns to women living with this condition, beyond any rhetoric of apparent understanding. During the performance, she places 500 emptied eggshells filled with gold on a white canvas, a number that symbolically refers to the roughly 500 ovulations the female body may experience over the course of its fertile life. Through an action paced by the hypnotic tempo of a metronome, the shells are gradually crushed, opening up a reflection on biological time, vulnerability, and the temporality linked to the condition of the body. The exhibition Radical Fragility, curated by Renata Bianconi, is also presented in the same space. This project is unique in Andi Kacziba’s career: a retrospective bringing together a selection of performative and photographic works created over the years. The performance Crushing Destiny is fully integrated into the exhibition’s journey, as a living extension of the project. The exhibition is open on the day of the event, before and after the performance, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Andi Kacziba (Dunaújváros, Hongrie, 1974) is an artist and performer. Her practice combines autobiographical elements with social critique, exploring issues related to female identity in contemporary society. Her research highlights the invisible mechanisms of social pressure as well as the forms of psychological and structural conditioning that influence perceptions of the body and of women’s roles. Performance: 8 p.m. In partnership with the Mairie du 15e arrondissement de Paris With support from the Institut Liszt - Centre Culturel Hongrois Paris Curation of RADICAL FRAGILITY - Exhibition curated by Renata Bianconi
Source: paris.fr — photo: Orsolya Karinthi-Rébay