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A Cathedral of the Body
Artist and filmmaker Adina Pintilie represents Romania at the 59th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia 2022 with the project You Are Another Me—A Cathedral of the Body . It consists of a multi-channel video installation at the Romanian Pavilion, complemented by a virtual reality extension, hosted by the New Gallery of the Romanian Institute for Culture and Humanistic Research in Venice.
Today, once again, the body has become a contested site for ideologies, a pretext for cultural and political anxiety, brought to the extreme by the recent outbreak of an atrocious war on the European continent, motivated by an imperialist, nationalist ideology and fascist ethos. Amidst this resurgence of right-wing ideologies, seen throughout the world and accelerated during the pandemic—which also saw a hijacking of the discourses on body autonomy—Pintilie imagines a space of togetherness beyond borders an
Kunsthalle Bega - spațiu alternativ și experimental