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(Dys)Functional Propositions, Bodies at Work in Belgrade

Added on by Angela Serino.

"Dysfunctional Propositions" by Bodies at Work (Maja Bekan and Angela Serino)

April 3 - 17, 2017 

Remont, Belgrade (Serbia)

A series of fictional conversations and actions by Bodies at Work (Maja Bekan & Angela Serino) with contributions by artists Marianne Flotron, Pilvi Takala, Harun Farocki and Bureau of Melodramatic Research among others.

Bodies at Work is a collaborative research project by Maja Bekan and Angela Serino examining and giving a voice to what kind(s) of “work” it is that art and cultural workers do. What is their relationship to time and space, how and for whom they work, how they balance their private, social and professional life, and what are the advantages and pitfalls of such circumstances. 

Involving various collaborations, Bodies at Work unfolds through small-scale performances, lectures, conversations and printed materials.

Bodies at Work was previously hosted by Institute for Provocation, Beijing (with support from Mondriaan Fonds) and BAR project, Barcelona. This is its third installment, and was made possible by the generous support of Stroom Den Haag.

(Dys)functional Propositions: Bodies at Work in Belgrade, 2017, installation view

Next to a large installation made of several printed matters produced over time through the project, and a new reading performance by M.Bekan and A.Serino, (Dys)functional Propositions: Bodies at Work in Belgrade presented a film screening, with the following film and video works:

"A New Product" by Harun Farocki, 2012 (36 min), "Work" by Marianne Flotron, 2011 (44 min), "The Trainee" by Pilvi Takala, 2008 (13 min), "Protect Your Heart at Work" by Bureau of Melodramatic Research, 2012 (28 min), "New Professionals of the Nation" by Maja Bekan, 2013 (6 min), "In Praise of Laziness" by Mounira Al Solh and Rumiko Hagiwara, 2015 (56 min) , "Golden Party” by Maja Bekan, 2012 (120 min), "Internship in Private" by Saskia Holmkvists, 2007 (90 min).

(Dys)functional Propositions: Bodies at Work in Belgrade, 2017, poster