11.6 - 2.7
Opening event:
re'em & la mariposa
music for voice and electric harp
Exilentia Exiff, Nothing Special, photography, 2009, 60/90 cm, Lambda,
Kodak Metallic Paper, laminated on alu + plexi /Dibond/, Edition 4/5
Curated by Barbara Fragogna
FEMININITY
EXILENTIA EXIFF IS ABNORMAL
and that means, that she tries not to follow the conventional social rules /norms/ . She just examines some of them in historical and cultural context. Norms change in some societies sometimes very rapidly and sometimes very slowly and what may be seen as normal in one culture, may be seen as abnormal in another. Exilentia is fascinated by norms connected with gender and age. Why a young female naked body is acceptable and a picture of an old woman in a sexual pose violates the standards of society? Why does such a picture cause social discomfort?
What is a human being nowadays? What is self-dignity?
EXILENTIA EXIFF IS A WRITER
and that means, that her photographs tell us stories about people, who are not average, who are brave enough to be themselves despite their limits or typical situations and contexts.
EXILENTIA EXIFF IS AN IDEALIST OR MAYBE A FOOL
and that means, that she believes in a world, where individuals can survive: she has created a web utopia /www.abnormals.org/
EXILENTIA EXIFF IS 25 YEARS OLD
and that means not much. She was born in Poland in a catholic family. She worked and studied /Literature, Film/ in Poland /Poznan/, Russia /Moscow/, China /Shanghai and Guilin/ and Germany /Heidelberg,Munich/ Now she lives in Berlin in an anarchistic environment.
