On Sunday 4 May at 18:30, two films by the Berlin-based artist duo Pauline Boudry & Renate Lorenz, Toxic (2012) and To Valerie Solanas and Marilyn Monroe in Recognition of their Desperation (2013), will be screened at PRAXES, followed by a three-way discussion between the filmmakers and Falke Pisano.Toxic explores ideas of toxicity—substances and people that threaten and destabilize conventional notions of purity and stability—to propose a question: what happens if film and photography, instead of chemical substances, are understood from a perspective of toxicity? Questioning the possibilites and limits of musical and filmic forms for queer relations and revolutionary politics, the second film screened features six performers who follow the score “To Valerie Solanas and Marilyn Monroe in Recognition of their Desperation.” The film introduces the 16mm camera as an additional performer, who constantly moves and interacts with individuals or groups of musicians, assembling the entire performance of the piece in one continuous take.Falke Pisano’s exhibition Cycle is curated by Elena Tzotzi and the PRAXES Directors. As always, admission at PRAXES is free. Dancing and intoxicated behavior permitted, love potions and other drinks for purchase.
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