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Studio 13 – The Drifting Pleasure

Encounters around a table by Anne Faucheret, Sergiu Matis

»Drifting occurs whenever I do not respect the whole, and whenever, by dint of seeming driven about by language‘s illusions, seductions, and intimidations, like a cork on the waves, I remain motionless, pivoting on the intractable bliss that binds me to the text (to the world).«
Roland Barthes, The Pleasure of the Text

Roland Barthes‘ quote inspires this year‘s Studio 13 series of talks. Starting from Barthes‘ drifting pleasure, we move into the vastness of the Performing Arts. Several talks about topics such as technology, money and corporality will let us explore unexpected and unusual shores and develop visions to open up possible new paths.
On the evening of the 14th of January, Anne Faucheret (curator at Kunsthalle Wien) and Sergiu Matis (Berlin based choreographer) will drift in a landscape of cyborgs, AI and technological revolution. Through presentation of projects, discussions and examples of practices they will explore how technology affects the bodies and how could be possible to re-humanise them beyond the humanist tradition.

In English

With Anne Faucheret, Sergiu Matis | STUDIO 13 was initiated by curators Silke Bake and Jacopo Lanteri in 2015 with the aim to offer a space for exchange about working methods and interests in the field of performing arts. 
Concept 2018/19: Jacopo Lanteri, Curator/Dramaturg

Preview: Studio 13 – The Drifting Pleasure in the frame of Open Spaces#1-19:
Mo 11.02.2019  19:00  Andrea Binder, Bettina Vissmann
Mo 04.03.2019  19:00  Julian Weber, Jeremy Wade

Anne Faucheret

Anne Faucheret is an art historian and art critic. She has been a curator at Kunsthalle Wien since 2014, where she has curated among others the group shows The Promise of Total Automation (2016), Work it, feel it! (2017) or Saâdane Afif’s solo show, This Is Ornamental (2018). From 2010 to 2015, she was a curatorial advisor for visual arts at the steirischer herbst festival, Graz, Austria, where she organized exhibitions including Adaptation (2012) and Liquid Assets (2013) and co-curated the 24/7 marathon-camp Truth is concrete (2012). She regularly contributes to art magazines and artists publications.

Sergiu Matis

Sergiu Matis (he/him) is a Romanian choreographer living in Berlin since 2008. He has created dance performances such as «Neverendings» (2017), «Hopeless.» (2019), «Extinction Room» (2019), «UNREST» (2021), «DRANG» (2022) and «Blazing Worlds» (2023). His work has been presented at festivals throughout Europe. Matis´ dance practice can be understood as a tireless search through physical and digitalised archives. His performances provoke intense experiences that break with expectations and strive towards a new understanding of dance. 

Tickets: 5€ inclusive Snack