Weight
WEIGHT / GIBCA (GOTHENBURG INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART (2013)
Curated by Andjeas Ejiksson and Ragnar Kjartansson
"Weight" was a one-time event that transpired theatre, a spectacle that went on for 48 hours. It took place at Stora Teatern in Gothenburg, in the melancholic history of a building that has been marked by periods of both ambition and lack vision. A tension between significant and insignificant is manifested in the contrast between the glorious main hall and the seemingly omitted back rooms occupied by conference style interior. The event was an attempt to shift the weight of the building. Carolee Schneemann’s work was the main source of inspiration, her exploration of the politics of desire, sexuality, and gender through the body.
Participating artists: Spartacus Chetwynd, William Hunt, Eunhye Hwang, Nanna Nordström, Margrét Helga Sesseljudóttir, and Carolee Schneemann.