Conceived by artist River Lin<\/a>, My Body is a Queer History Museum<\/a><\/em> arises from the following question: How to imagine a queer intervention within the context of an existing structure and exhibit?<\/strong><\/p>\n This idea is channeled through physical embodiment, as it is part of a performative heritage that seeks to disrupt the modalities and spaces of representation, questioning their various forms of hospitality.<\/p>\n As such, My Body is a Queer History Museum<\/em> proposes the creation of a temporary museum within an existing exhibit space, using the personal stories and gender politics of a dedicated group of performers. These non-binary life materials relate queer journeys and experiences, reflecting a multiplicity of oblique, deviant identities and ways of seeing the world.<\/p>\n The stories become the live material for happenings that will be presented over two days (durational performances of 4 hours). Choreographed phrases, readings of poetic texts and social manifestos, participatory activities: each initiative is an opportunity for the public to connect with the stories and the context within which they are shared.<\/p>\n <\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] If River Lin\u2019s work seems to find its place within artist Xinyi Cheng\u2019s solo exhibit, it is because it resonates with the intimate moments \u2013 fleeting and fervent \u2013 that the visual artist has captured on canvas. River\u2019s performative gesture is an amplification of Cheng\u2019s sensorial encounters (on fire, in the cold, in water) through the manifestation of their effects on the bodies that traverse and live them.<\/p>\n Thus, the performance of a museum within an exhibit becomes a surprising and inviting opportunity to consider relational narratives (about bodies, affects, wants, and desires). The stories set in motion are glimmers that suddenly appear – like a match lit at night, a spark in the dark.<\/p>\n Concept & choreography: River Lin<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Performers: Sherwood Chen, Wanjiru Kamuyu, Calixto Neto, Shihya Peng, Kai Simon Stoeger<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Music: Alexandre Bouvier<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Curation<\/span><\/strong>: Madeleine Planeix-Crocker<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Production: Dirk Korell | camin aktion<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/caminaktion.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/River_Lin_13.png” title_text=”River_Lin_13″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Photos \u00a9 Chloe\u0301 Magdelaine – Lafayette Anticipations<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]