remnants of hysteria 

collaborative performance and mixed-media installation

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bang expo, Archipel, Antwerpen

2021

 

Alexandra Fraser - Movement / Image / concept

Gizem Karaosmanoğlu - Soundscape @koogizem

David Bello - Saxophone @davidbello32

Myrthe Bokelmann - Movement @myrthebokelmann

 

A collaborative performance and consequent installation investigating the concept of ‘hysteria’ and its use as a means of oppression. The first doctor of hysteria was a hobby photographer and used his patients, often sexualised women,  as his muses. How can we honour their history whilst navigating the blurred boundaries of hysteria as a symptom of a sick society and a symptom of a sick individual? We explore dramatic changes in emotional landscapes, and feel that hysterical desperation is sadly commonplace. We choose to react with empathy, and not fear.