Variation I
Variation I: 13th September 2024.
The inaugural event was hosted by our one and only Ana Maria Noakes and showcased 13 artists' work.
Hosted by Off the cuff in partnership with Fuel the music we welcomed our first set of audience members to experience the fresh growing scene of multi-media art .
An intimate clash between live movement, music and film
Holly Sinclair; 'A girl you can hold irl'
performed by Andrea Louca
How does the portrayal of the naked female body in online pornography and digital media contribute to it's objectification, looking at how these dynamics intersect with theories on objectification and gender representation by looking at this through the research of performance artists and the consumption of erotic images
in the modern world. How the ideology of the female body being coined as a sex symbol through the male gaze and how this has been encouraged using digital formats and how digital media is a vessel for consumption of the female naked body.
Aimee Ruhinda; 'Alpha Pussy'
This piece imagines a future form of a woman, both rewilded to run with the wolves whilst existing in a digital metaverse. Confronting the burden of cultural professionalism and its contribution to a reduction of the self, the instinctual beast is awoken, blending nature realms with cyber realities.
Ana Maria Noakes; 'Split,Stitch,Snatch'
A piece of improvisation. TAKE all that you have. GIVE as much as you want. BURN the past that no longer serves you. SCRATCH away until nothin is left but the raw, unfiltered self. PAINT over and over again until the layers become thick and obscured. CATCH the moments of truth as they pass through you.
Kynda Ng; 'Dear World'
This work explores the experience of trying to navigate the world, especially the social media world. Where information, thoughts and opinions are thrown at you and the frustration that every potential reaction is weighed down by conflicting desires.
SETLIST
LIVE PERFORMANCES;
Mak Korda; 'Observe Observe'
Satire on pieces with ambiguity, take time to watch and be watched.
Valkyrie; Poetry reading
Valkyrie is a queer poet, whose poems come from a conceptual book of letters to emotions and people from painful experiences.
Emerson; Live band
Effortlessly melodic, with iconic surf rock hooks and tales of forelorn thirst for a better world; Emerson are the unperscribed antidote to indie-guitar band mediocraty that no one was expecting, and should be welcomed with open arms.
MIXED MEDIA;
Aimee Ruhinda; 'A Good Scare is a Wonderful Aphrodisiac' (2024) (Film) Performed by:
Alessia Tomassi Marinangeli, Ana Maria Noakes, Chiara Halter, Ellie Broom, Kiera O'Rielly, Zuzanna Wasiak
This piece explores the witch archytype as a reborn feminist symbol, using fantasy realms to interract with human reality in celebration of the rebellious potentials of the gothic psyche. This ceremony awakens primal essence through Butoh ideology, over saturating the raw real to become surreal. The coven holds a mirror to your deepest fears as a mechanism to better understand.
Shapeshifting into their inner demons to confront and
reclaim the self.
Charlie Jimenez; 'Keratin(2022)' (Film)
Charlie creates imagery which evoke haunting intersections between the body and mythology, creating surreal and uncanny spectacles whih initiate intimate dialogues on the complexities of experience, gender and identity.
Charlie's work invites audiences into a contemplative space where the boundaries between reality and the myth dissolve.
Anna Evans; 'My Heart Lingers With You' (2024) (Film)
Exploring the relationship we have with our childhood and the feeling of going to a house you no longer consider home.
Trinity Maguire & Poppy Saunders; 'Good Grief' (Photography Exhibition)
Ellen Oliver; 'What You Eat' (Photography Exhibition)
Yuchen Li; 'Variations of 3' (Sculpture and Film installation)
in collaboration with Harry Clinch
Media captured by
Ellen Oliver
@runawayolive