Pauline Curnier Jardin & Feel Good Cooperative
Bodies in the Public Space: Marginality and Desire
Pauline Curnier Jardin & Feel Good Cooperative
Bodies in the Public Space: Marginality and Desire
On 17 September and in conjunction with the screening of Pauline Curnier Jardin & Feel Good Cooperative‘s film Fireflies (Lucciole) at Teatro India, the artists and protagonists of the film discussed with LOCALES curators Sara Alberani and Marta Federici the dynamics of invisibilization and marginalization of certain bodies in public space.
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Project
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Date
17.09.2023 / h. 5.30 pm
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WhereOutdoor Area, Teatro India, Lungotevere Vittorio Gassman, 1, Rome
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Partners
This project is co-realized with Short Theatre and promoted in collaboration with Museo MACRO — Museo d’Arte Contemporanea di Roma.
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Credits
Photo Claudia Pajewski.
Pauline Curnier Jardin (1980, Marseille) is an artist who lives between Berlin and Rome. Her practice navigates between various mediums, including installation, performance, film, and drawing. She has showcased her works in prestigious international museums and institutions. Curnier Jardin received numerous accolades, including the Prix der Nationalgalerie in 2019, the Villa Medici Residency 2019/2020 in Rome, and the Villa Romana Fellows 2021 in Florence. Other prestigious awards include the Dutch NN Award (2018) and the Prix Fondation d’Entreprise Ricard (2017).
Feel Good Cooperative is a collective comprising Colombian trans sex workers and their allies. This collective emerged during the Spring 2020 lockdown, driven by the artist Pauline Curnier Jardin, photographer and sex worker Alexandra Lopez, and architect and researcher Serena Olcuire. Recognizing art as a powerful space for expression and economic empowerment, Feel Good Cooperative aims to uplift subjectivities that have historically faced marginalization, stigma, and exclusion from self-representation. Through collective works and performances, they create art from shared experiences and training workshops that encompass diverse artistic techniques. The reach of Feel Good Cooperative’s works extends to various cities, including Rome, Berlin, Genoa, Bonn, and Cologne.
Pauline Curnier Jardin (1980, Marseille) is an artist who lives between Berlin and Rome. Her practice navigates between various mediums, including installation, performance, film, and drawing. She has showcased her works in prestigious international museums and institutions. Curnier Jardin received numerous accolades, including the Prix der Nationalgalerie in 2019, the Villa Medici Residency 2019/2020 in Rome, and the Villa Romana Fellows 2021 in Florence. Other prestigious awards include the Dutch NN Award (2018) and the Prix Fondation d’Entreprise Ricard (2017).
Feel Good Cooperative is a collective comprising Colombian trans sex workers and their allies. This collective emerged during the Spring 2020 lockdown, driven by the artist Pauline Curnier Jardin, photographer and sex worker Alexandra Lopez, and architect and researcher Serena Olcuire. Recognizing art as a powerful space for expression and economic empowerment, Feel Good Cooperative aims to uplift subjectivities that have historically faced marginalization, stigma, and exclusion from self-representation. Through collective works and performances, they create art from shared experiences and training workshops that encompass diverse artistic techniques. The reach of Feel Good Cooperative’s works extends to various cities, including Rome, Berlin, Genoa, Bonn, and Cologne.