Sexy MF

Ana Borralho & João Galante
CasaBranca

April 2015
HAU2, Berlin

Sexy MF is a performance installation based on erotic imaginary, questioning asymmetries that regulate social identities and the definitions of male/female, which causes strong emotions in the viewer by confronting him/her with characters whose bodies are completely exposed and that shows a very obvious gender/sexual ambiguity. The performers are totally naked, their heads transformed through make-up so that each of them has a different gender from the body he or she belongs to. Sitting face to face with performers, the audience establishes a very intimate and direct relationship with them, with no words for an undetermined period. While this is happening the audience is listening, repeatedly, to a love song with headphones (each headphone has a diferent song). The ambient sound is birdsongs listen through a guitar amp. There are also two violin players live playing classical music . It is the viewer who defines the time of the performance, the kind of relationship (by choosing a certain performer) and the moment he/she leaves. All other viewers are put waiting for a seat. As in a voyeuristic game they are free to watch the performance and the relationships established by others from the outside, choosing to later participate in the performance or not.

Performers: 13 local people chosen through workshop/audition
Make-up: Jorge Bragada + 2 local make-up artist

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