Research Article

With a Wink of the Solar Eye: Revisiting the Performance Life & Strive

Volume: 3 Number: 6 April 20, 2018
  • Mirko Winkel *
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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.

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References

  1. de Certeau, Michel. 1988. The Practice Of Everyday Life. Los Angeles, California: University of California Press.
  2. 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.
  3. 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 Unpublished paper presented at 'Being Seen, Being Heard' symposium at Chelsea Theatre, London.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 * 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

APA
Winkel, M. (2018). With a Wink of the Solar Eye: Revisiting the Performance Life & Strive. İDEALKENT, 3(6), 224-241. https://izlik.org/JA56AT93GJ
AMA
1.Winkel M. With a Wink of the Solar Eye: Revisiting the Performance Life & Strive. İDEALKENT. 2018;3(6):224-241. https://izlik.org/JA56AT93GJ
Chicago
Winkel, Mirko. 2018. “With a Wink of the Solar Eye: Revisiting the Performance Life & Strive”. İDEALKENT 3 (6): 224-41. https://izlik.org/JA56AT93GJ.
EndNote
Winkel M (April 19, 2018) With a Wink of the Solar Eye: Revisiting the Performance Life & Strive. İDEALKENT 3 6 224–241.
IEEE
[1]M. Winkel, “With a Wink of the Solar Eye: Revisiting the Performance Life & Strive”, İDEALKENT, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 224–241, Apr. 2018, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA56AT93GJ
ISNAD
Winkel, Mirko. “With a Wink of the Solar Eye: Revisiting the Performance Life & Strive”. İDEALKENT 3/6 (April 19, 2018): 224-241. https://izlik.org/JA56AT93GJ.
JAMA
1.Winkel M. With a Wink of the Solar Eye: Revisiting the Performance Life & Strive. İDEALKENT. 2018;3:224–241.
MLA
Winkel, Mirko. “With a Wink of the Solar Eye: Revisiting the Performance Life & Strive”. İDEALKENT, vol. 3, no. 6, Apr. 2018, pp. 224-41, https://izlik.org/JA56AT93GJ.
Vancouver
1.Mirko Winkel. With a Wink of the Solar Eye: Revisiting the Performance Life & Strive. İDEALKENT [Internet]. 2018 Apr. 19;3(6):224-41. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA56AT93GJ