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a rendition of stifled ghost-spells

image credit: Cathy Wade, a rendition of stifled ghost-spells, Passionate Pilgrim by Melati Suryodarmo curated by Melanie Pocock, IKON Gallery (UK), 2024

duration: 3 hour 20

material: black synthetic hair, molasses, a stainless steel container, black corrugated floor protection, white vinegar, M.I/L?K!, white walls

Commissioned by IKON Gallery and Vivid Projects

In a rendition of stifled ghost-spells, melissandre plays with the (im)possibility to conjure and exorcise inter-generational trauma with small gestures. Approaching the moment as an ana-choreography composed with crumbling building blocks. The performance might emerge as an over-scritpted improvisation of Blackness.

image credit: Cathy Wade, a rendition of stifled ghost-spells, Passionate Pilgrim by Melati Suryodarmo curated by Melanie Pocock, IKON Gallery (UK), 2024

image credit: Cathy Wade, a rendition of stifled ghost-spells, Passionate Pilgrim by Melati Suryodarmo curated by Melanie Pocock, IKON Gallery (UK), 2024

118 n u Studio Future Ritual 060626 Crd Devika Bilimoria Low Res 1783509902 n:u (melissandre varin)

an art, library, and rest station

digital tour: here

commissioned by Coventry Biennial

image credit: Ayesha Jones, Marley Starskey Butler, linoleum dreams, installation view Coventry Bienniale (GB) 2021-2022

linoleum dreams

les mains de ma mère

suturing a wound

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