Axel Pleeck
a workshop on the limits and (il)legit uses of violence in art and performance
In this workshop we will dive deep into the art of cruelty. The use of cruelty and violence in art - like we see in Markus Ohrn's Domestic Violence - has a long history of shocking the bourgeoisie into awareness. As aesthetic shock has been an important motor of cultural innovation for over a century, arriving at this age, we revisit this important question: Is violence still able to shock the bourgeoise into betterment? If so, what bourgeoise and what betterment are we talking about? Are there proper or improper ways of bludgeoning audiences into getting the point?
Led by Axel Pleeck, this workshop uses the dialogical format The Jar, which creates a dynamic discussion that allows everyone to speak and participate in an equal way.
The Panel Conversation is part of a bigger program organised around the performance Domestic Violence. Discover the agenda below:
Friday 11 March:
18:30 - 00:00: Exhibition
19:00 - 00:00: Performance Domestic Violence
Saturday 12 March:
Snacks and drinks available
11:00 - 23:00: Exhibition
11:00 - 13:00: Workshop on the (un)limits and (il)legit uses of violence in art and performance by Axel Pleeck
13:00 - 14:30: Break (possibility to buy lunch)
14:30 - 16:30: Conversation between Triene Mie Lecompte, Anne Groenen and Olivier Slosse moderated by Annabelle van Nieuwenhuyse
17:00 - 22:00: Performance Domestic Violence
22:00 - 23:00: Aftertalk with Markus Öhrn
Continuous Exhibition
• Exhibition by Teresa Sdralevich and Lungomare
• Library by Rosa VZW
Led by Maxel Pleeck
€ 4 / 7 / 10