STEFANIE SEIBOLD (EDITION II)
I Am Not Half The Man I Used To Be (Continued)
In her new performance 'I Am Not Half The Man I Used To Be (Continued)' Stefanie Seibold examines the shift of meaning by re-contextualizing or sampling signs, and symbols. The signs and symbols, which she brings to life though performance, connotes meanings connected to gender and sexuality. By putting these signifiers in 'new' contexts the artist attempts to open up spaces that enable open and alternative readings.
In her works Seibold merges two strands: the social and discursive organization of gender and sex, and a feminist and 'queer'-theory approach. Her work is extremely sensitive to how gender is structured and she shows through re-combinations, allusions and juxtapositions how this categorizing of people in terms of their gender is rigidly constructed.
By using the means and possibilities of performance in 'I Am Not Half The Man I Used To Be (Continued)' she points towards the potential of a playful situation of being ‘in between', thus creating a 'carnavalesque', more playful space in which to enact subjectivity.
In her new performance 'I Am Not Half The Man I Used To Be (Continued)' Stefanie Seibold examines the shift of meaning by re-contextualizing or sampling signs, and symbols. The signs and symbols, which she brings to life though performance, connotes meanings connected to gender and sexuality. By putting these signifiers in 'new' contexts the artist attempts to open up spaces that enable open and alternative readings.
In her works Seibold merges two strands: the social and discursive organization of gender and sex, and a feminist and 'queer'-theory approach. Her work is extremely sensitive to how gender is structured and she shows through re-combinations, allusions and juxtapositions how this categorizing of people in terms of their gender is rigidly constructed.
By using the means and possibilities of performance in 'I Am Not Half The Man I Used To Be (Continued)' she points towards the potential of a playful situation of being ‘in between', thus creating a 'carnavalesque', more playful space in which to enact subjectivity.
Premiere: 26 May + 27 May, 2006, Huis a/d Werf, Koepelzaal
'I Am Not Half The Man I Used To Be (Continued)', performance, Stefanie Seibold, May, 2006, Huis a/d Werf
Stefanie Seibold, A Reader and Reader Wallpaper
Stefanie Seibold presents two interconnected projects. Her publication 'A Reader' is a series of three posters, which visitors recieved when visiting de Appel. 'A Reader' is a visual collection of disparate materials, from photos to newspaper articles, drawings, literary quotes, pop lyrics, propaganda slogans, and manifestos.
Seibold brings this material together to read feminist consciousness in a playful and eclectic way. Secondly she shows an installation in the Shadow Cabinet called 'Reader Wallpaper' which plays with a similar index system as her post piece and provides a backdrop for showing a section of the de Appel archive, focusing on feminism-inspired projects.
Stefanie Seibold presents two interconnected projects. Her publication 'A Reader' is a series of three posters, which visitors recieved when visiting de Appel. 'A Reader' is a visual collection of disparate materials, from photos to newspaper articles, drawings, literary quotes, pop lyrics, propaganda slogans, and manifestos.
Seibold brings this material together to read feminist consciousness in a playful and eclectic way. Secondly she shows an installation in the Shadow Cabinet called 'Reader Wallpaper' which plays with a similar index system as her post piece and provides a backdrop for showing a section of the de Appel archive, focusing on feminism-inspired projects.
Inserts, May 2006, Festival a/d Werf
November 17, 2006 - January 7, 2007, De Appel arts centre
November 17, 2006 - January 7, 2007, De Appel arts centre
Above: Stefanie Seibold, 'A Reader', 2006
Below: Stefanie Seibold, 'A Reader Wallpaper', 2007
Below: Stefanie Seibold, 'A Reader Wallpaper', 2007
'I Am Not Half The Man I Used To Be (Continued)', performance, Stefanie Seibold, May, 2006, Huis a/d Werf
