Form cannot exist without content. Theory is also a kind of practice. Only in the flesh can thinking take place. This interplay and mutual dependence between supposed opposites runs as a central thread through Siri Landgren’s art and thought. Trained as a composer, Siri works mainly in sound, text and performance. Her earlier works dealt with how our bodies enact gender and produce pleasure through the transgression of boundaries. More recently, she has turned her attention to consciousness and the self, as well as the relation between text, body, agency and subjectivity.
Title: Failing identity Duration: ca 25 min
Description:
Identity is when A is equal to B. But if so, why not just call both A? Identity is that bag where you keep the yarn from abandoned knitting projects, balls hopelessly tangled. Do we have the patience to follow each thread, or is it time to simply cut? Identity is a maze with mirrors for walls. I’m starting to look like a hammer.