Sa, 27.8.22

Participative intervention by Vanasay Khamphommala

Performance

Portrait von Vanasay Khamphommala
Exceptional States

Time  13.00 – 17.00

The Laotian-French artist Vanasay Khamphommala invi­tes us in pri­va­te house­holds and in the inti­ma­cy of “others”. The secret and site-spe­ci­fic inter­ven­ti­on «Ich sin­ge für dich nackt im Austausch gegen eine Mahlzeit» refers to cul­tu­re of noma­dic exch­an­ge, lin­gu­i­stic com­ple­xi­ties as well as cul­tu­ral cus­toms and per­for­ma­tively beco­mes a sati­re on the GDR’s obses­si­on with the “world cul­tures” among­st socia­list countries.

Location: interDAF, Lumumbastraße 4, 04105 Leipzig

The Laotian-French artist Vanasay Khamphommala invites us in private households and in the intimacy of “others”. The secret and site-specific intervention <<Ich singe für dich nackt im Austausch gegen eine Mahlzeit>> refers to culture of nomadic exchange, linguistic complexities as well as cultural customs and performatively becomes a satire on the GDR’s obsession with the “world cultures” amongst socialist countries. Location: interDAF, Lumumbastraße 4, 04105 Leipzig
Exceptional States