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Leavening

Geng Beng's performance 'Leavening' references Vannesa Beecroft's (VB16) 1996, Deitch Project, New York. In her performances, Beecroft repeatedly has models stand motionless for several hours. Girls have the same dress code and the same make-up in order to completely suppress their individuality. In the performance 'Leavening', Geng Beng touches on this topic while also treating it with humor and exaggeration. The viewer can see the contrast between slim models and plump bakers, where the model serves bread leavened on their own body.

Exhibiting artists / ateliers

• Jana Zimčíková

, Zlín
Additional information: MgA 2015 - Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (DAMU), Department of Authorial Creation and Pedagogy 2007 - 2014 - Faculty of Fine Arts BUT (FaVU) - Studio of Performance 2012 - University of Arts, London - Central Saint Martins Fine Art Programme - Studio Performance 2003 - 2007 - Secondary Graphic Art School Jihlava, Graphic Design - Advertising design
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Additional information: Geng Beng: Jana Zimčíková and Martina Oškrdová gengbeng.cz Performative art group Geng Beng has been active since 2012. The group's two performers prefer to act outside galleries with the intention of meeting audiences who are inexperienced with art. The type of space in which they perform and type of audience are important factors affecting live action that directly responds to reality. In their performances the refer to the bizarreness of much human activity and the banality of everyday worries, often expressed as grotesque, simulated situations.
• Martina Oškrdová

, Brno
Additional information: gengbeng.cz 2011 - 2014 - Faculty of Fine Arts BUT (FaVU) - Studio of Performance Fine Arts - video - multimedia - performance