Y: Haunted Realities creates a thematically linked diptych that plunges us into the putrid waters of contemporary capitalism. In the first event, Y: Haunted Realities I. (Monument), we again join forces with Bazaar Festival to present a large-scale performance by the Serbian artist Ivana Ivković titled Monument of Trust: THE ARENA.

IVANA IVKOVIĆ – MONUMENT OF TRUST: THE ARENA
The work of Ivana Ivković will be presented to audiences in the Czech Republic for the first time. In her delegated performances, the artist works exclusively with performers who identify as men. She uses flocks, crowds and groups of male bodies as a symbol of sensitivity and sensuality, thus overturning traditional, stereotypical gender roles and reflecting on the social prejudices and taboos emerging from the romantic image of man as soldier, dangerous criminal or hoodlum. Her work not only addresses the issue of masculinity but the relationship between the individual and the system.

Monument of Trust is a multi-part cycle dealing with corruption as a force that dilutes social structures, targeting mutual trust and thus directly dismantling interpersonal relationships. In the context of the current civil protests in Serbia (but also in Slovakia and Lithuania) and increasing fascism in European societies, the project also asks how corruption and conformity transform our relationships and individuals’ capacity to trust one another other, as well as the system itself. With this event, we draw attention to corruption as an all-pervasive symptom of hierarchies of power. Through it, we also wish to express our support for all those who have been taking to the streets in Serbia since November 2024. All of the proceeds from the event will be donated to support the protesters.