Rouge appears as an action of resistance to patriarchy and the oppression of the body and the feminine feeling, specifically influenced by the work of feminist Latin American artists of the 60’s-80’s. It consists of performances carried out by different women between the ages of 25 and 35, inside their homes.
For this work, the artist put out an open call on social networks. She choreographed and instructed the participants to walk in circles, while maintaining and sustaining the action for a long period of time, they wore high heels and their own clothing.
The circularity of the action requires a resistance work from each participant. This can also generate physical discomfort in the viewer's experience. What does sustained movement and turning in circles induce us to do? Although it is likely that this action lead us to metaphors related to femininity, the body, psychology and the lives of women, it is also interesting to think on the spectator questioning how we look / how we are looked at.
Rouge appears as an action of resistance to patriarchy and the oppression of the body and the feminine feeling, specifically influenced by the work of feminist Latin American artists of the 60’s-80’s. It consists of performances carried out by different women between the ages of 25 and 35, inside their homes.
For this work, the artist put out an open call on social networks. She choreographed and instructed the participants to walk in circles, while maintaining and sustaining the action for a long period of time, they wore high heels and their own clothing.
The circularity of the action requires a resistance work from each participant. This can also generate physical discomfort in the viewer's experience. What does sustained movement and turning in circles induce us to do? Although it is likely that this action lead us to metaphors related to femininity, the body, psychology and the lives of women, it is also interesting to think on the spectator questioning how we look / how we are looked at.
