Tag: philosophy
‘The call’
The action is a response to gender mannerisms and the perception of self-identification embedded in the structures of heteronormative society. Coinciding with the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale, and guided by the principles of 2024 International Art Exhibition, PERFORMATICA...
‘HIGH TIME’
'In the action I activate an evolving device using sheets of paper and found material. 20.000 sheets of paper are stood on, picked up, left falling on the floor, 7 hours a day for 30 days'. In the picture: Ivan...
‘THE MOM3NT OF TRUTH’
https://vimeo.com/494542063 From: 'THE MOM3NT OF TRUTH' - 4 hours '2 to 1' long durational performance. MOTAT, Auckland 2020. Credits: V. Garg Behind any crisis there is always a truth that we must fully understand, intellectually and emotionally. Intuition will guide...
‘ENLIGHTENMENT’
In 'Enlightenment' the artists asks the audience to leave their chairs and come closer to him. Without any form of mirror, he asks them to guide him verbally to place the tattoo machine in the middle of his forehead between...
‘SPOTLIGHT’
I stand in a room in the dark. The audience can enter the room one person at a time and contemplate the palms of my hands softly lit by a spotlight. From: 'Spotlight', performance. Featured in the exhibition 'Experimenting with...
‘An object of study’
“I trust the audience. I don't just consider it merely to be an audience. Once we are in the same room at the same time and we are all focusing on each other, the audience is performing as much as...
‘Escapology’
A photographer wraps me in a rainbow sac, binds me with rope, takes shots and frees me. "Escapology' is an ongoing project in collaboration with different photographers from all around the world. From: 'Ivan Lupi's Circadian Rhythm', 'Escapology', performance. Art...
‘Fountain’
In 1917, Duchamp changed the original significance of a urinal, re-contextualizing it as a work of art, with the aim to shift the focus from art as mere physical crafting to a deeper intellectual interpretation. Gender is often something I...
‘Doorway’
I stand at one side of the doorway of an art gallery. My half body facing the outside is suited. The other half facing the inside of the gallery is naked. From: 'Ivan Lupi's Circadian Rhythm', 'Doorway', performance. Art Karoo....
‘Afternoon snack’
From: 'Ivan Lupi's Circadian Rhythm, 'Afternoon snack', performance. Art Karoo. Oudtshoorn. South Africa. Picture by Wilhelm Vincent. Read More