With a Wink of the Solar Eye: Revisiting the Performance Life & Strive
Abstract
In 2010 Anat Eisenberg and Mirko Winkel conducted
the performance work “LIFE & STRIVE” in one of İstanbul’s most luxurious
high rise residencies. The participants were invited to face a real-estate
investment from the buyers perspective; they joined tours to the “Sapphire”
that were guided by professional salesmen, in front of whom they posed as a
group of wealthy and potential buyers, while the artists took on the role of
their agents. The work treated the sales experience as a performative exchange
and invited the participants to enjoy the deception in which they were
complicit. The article describes the development process of this performance
work and reflects on the experiences.
Keywords
References
- de Certeau, Michel. 1988. The Practice Of Everyday Life. Los Angeles, California: University of California Press.
- Arns, Inke and Sylvia Sasse. 2006. “Subversive Affirmation. On Mimesis as Strategy of Resistance.” East Art Map: Contemporary Art and Eastern Europe. Ed. Irwin, London: Afterall.
- Conibere, Nicola. 2011. Seeing the Already Seen: Exploring the politics of visibility in Anat Eisenberg's and Mirko Winkel's 'Life and Strive.' Unpublished paper presented at 'Being Seen, Being Heard' symposium at Chelsea Theatre, London.
Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Mirko Winkel
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This is me
Germany
Publication Date
April 20, 2018
Submission Date
April 25, 2012
Acceptance Date
May 1, 2012
Published in Issue
Year 2012 Volume: 3 Number: 6