Prelude: When the body performs on its own / Consol Llupià

The artist Consol Llupià, winner of the Homesession and La Escocesa invited grant, will present an exhibition at Homesession from 5 to 7 November. This installation includes a performance that will be staged on the opening day, as part of the ARTefACTe festival, and also on the closing day.

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Exhibition:
5, 6 and 7 November, 6pm–9pm
Performance*:
1st showing: 5 November, 7pm / As part of Artefacto
2nd showing: 7 November, 7pm

*Limited capacity. Advance registration recommended at info@homesession.org. Please let us know if you have any special needs in order to attend the performance.

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Preludio is part of a broader artistic project: ‘When your body performs on its own.’ From her personal experience as a chronically ill person, the artist offers a critical reflection on the perception of sick bodies and their capacity to produce knowledge and meaning in the artistic and political spheres, as well as within the parameters of productivity and value established by capitalism. One of the fundamental axes of this research is the relationship between primitive lithic mythology and the cultural and symbolic construction of the sick body.

With Preludio, the artist activates this previous research in dialogue with an audiovisual piece, through which she recounts her life process from diagnosis to the physical and emotional construction of her self-identification as a chronically ill and disabled person. It also includes dialogue with her environment: narratives about landscape technology and myths, both primitive and popular, associated with endometriosis.

This project is part of the Invited Grant programme promoted by Homesession and La Escocesa.