Since 2017
WATCH WOMAN
Performance Series
WATCH WOMAN
Performance Series
2017 – 2021
The watch woman is a typical character of the cultural world of museum life in the countries of the former USSR. Most often, it is a rather elderly woman, dressed either very modestly or, on the contrary, in attire that draws attention.
There is also the watch woman who is humbly present at her workplace day-in, day-out. She often selects clothes or accessories to match the guarded museum works, becoming an art object herself. The watch woman has become a true sign of the times, a silent witness to a bygone era.
The watch woman's labour is purely performative, her more-often-than-not subtle presence is an integral part of the culture of increasingly obsolete museums. How often does it happen that when you enter another room in an exhibition, you see a tired elderly woman asleep in a chair? However, if there is a line drawn in front of the exhibit that must never be stepped over, she will run up to you sharply to remind you of the rules of decorum or will raise her voice imperiously from afar, without getting up from her seat.
Used materials: hair spray paint, clothes, chair
Performance Series
2017 – 2021
The watch woman is a typical character of the cultural world of museum life in the countries of the former USSR. Most often, it is a rather elderly woman, dressed either very modestly or, on the contrary, in attire that draws attention.
There is also the watch woman who is humbly present at her workplace day-in, day-out. She often selects clothes or accessories to match the guarded museum works, becoming an art object herself. The watch woman has become a true sign of the times, a silent witness to a bygone era.
The watch woman's labour is purely performative, her more-often-than-not subtle presence is an integral part of the culture of increasingly obsolete museums. How often does it happen that when you enter another room in an exhibition, you see a tired elderly woman asleep in a chair? However, if there is a line drawn in front of the exhibit that must never be stepped over, she will run up to you sharply to remind you of the rules of decorum or will raise her voice imperiously from afar, without getting up from her seat.
Used materials: hair spray paint, clothes, chair
The Night Shift
Performance
2017
In the Night of Museums, people walk, drink and dance to monstrous pop hits on the streets with much greater enthusiasm than visiting the museums or art galleries. The cultural event turns out to be a cover and an occasion for night debauchery. The watchwoman goes out into the night, to protect and institutionalize the actual cultural values.
2017
In the Night of Museums, people walk, drink and dance to monstrous pop hits on the streets with much greater enthusiasm than visiting the museums or art galleries. The cultural event turns out to be a cover and an occasion for night debauchery. The watchwoman goes out into the night, to protect and institutionalize the actual cultural values.
