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doucement

By n:u (melissandre varin) 2024

Dimensions
45 min

performance by Maria Muehombo and n:u

45 min

material: ​soil, bells, sparkling wine, butter cloth, shea butter, salt

soft discomfort, salt & shea butter, transition, fugitive mapping, ​soil, bells, speculative tension​, sparkling wine, butter cloth

The Last Place They Thought Of, Kunsthal Mechelen, curated by Sorana Munsya

image credit: Hans Gaston Op de Beeck

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

performance arts

30 minutes

material: black synthetic hair, In Search of Our Mother's Garden by Alice Walker, bin bags

commissioned by: Grand Union, Hettie Judah, Coventry Artspace, Spill Yer Tea

(dis)placing, re-imagining, and harvesting.

Inspired by In Search…

who's gonna clean the mess in/of your garden?

dirty nails (les ongles noirs)

by n:u (melissandre varin) and Jérémie Priam

Digital Video

duration 08 min 29 second

supported by Oustide In (GB)

Presenting the Caribbean banana trade as a site of desire and displacement, n:u and Jeremie’s audio-visual assemblage spans 4,000 miles. On Martinique (FR), Jeremie’s aunt Lilianne shares her knowledge of growing organic bananas. On the island, toxic pesticides sprayed on banana crops have contaminated the landscape…

Handle with care/ prendre avec soin

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