Screening PETUNIA
As an « extension » of the last issue of Petunia, the artists Pauline Boudry et Renate Lorenz present a selection of their films.
The two Berlin based artists share an interest in the nearly simultaneous developments of sexuality and sexual perversion and the invention of film and photography in the 19th century, as well as their subsequent relationship with the colonial economy.
Filmed primarily in 16 mm and featuring distinctive aesthetics that highlight the autonomy of the camera, music, costumes and props, the work of Pauline Boudry /Renate Lorenz gives rise to performances that they define as « queer archaeology ». They rediscover forgotten moments in history, in which non-standard bodies and social constellations are visible.