Výchova k přirozenosti

Praha 7
Exhibitions
Datum
07. 08. 2017 - 14. 10. 2017
UKONČENO
Místo konání
Nábřeží Kapitána Jaroše, 170 00 Praha 7

On the show Výchova k přirozenosti the author Michella Adlerová in cooperation with photographer Michaela Škvárová explores how gender behaviour patterns are reflected in the body language of men and women. She considers the seemingly banal question: Why do we sit in the way we usually do? And offers a paradoxical answer: We are brought up to act naturally. We are accustomed to perceiving certain movements and postures as "female," while others are subconsciously regarded as "male". This gender-based perception of "nature," of course, does not only concern whether we sit with our legs crossed or broadly spread. A seemingly marginal example shows the general functioning of gender mechanisms that are deeply written into our bodies and materialize in a whole range of deliberate and unconscious manifestations of who we are. The concept of the exhibition follows the photographic cycle entitled The Secret of Public Body Speech presented at Transgender Me exhibition at the Prague Pride Festival and later on in metro wagons within the context of Artwall: Link project in 2012.  

The Czech artist Michelle Adlerová, delves into various social themes, including changes in
gender identity and gender roles. Adlerová originally worked under the name Michal Šiml
(until 2011) and later appeared as Michelle Siml. In her work done within the art group Pode
Bal, she dedicated herself to political themes.

The exhibition is organised as a part of Prague Pride Festival.

Výchova k přirozenosti

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