Both energetic and politely aggressive, static but moving, eclectic though stylized, Miriam Kongstad’s work functions as a window into universes that spark the spectator\u2019s imagination and fantasy. Expanding from a background in choreography and performance, Kongstad\u2019s practice is anchored in an investigation of embodiment, whilst materialising as images, performance, poetry, sculpture and sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At Tanznacht Berlin 2020, the artist is presenting two separate series of works on the human body: The hanging sculptures \u00abHookup\u00bb (2019) and \u00abRapunzel\u00bb (2020) were created at a time when the artist was increasingly struggling with the effects of a chronic illness. The pain-filled body finds expression here in abstract and symbolic representations, while the choice of material refers to healing and soothing properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u00abHard Candy\u00bb (2017) series, on the other hand, whose sculptures were originally conceived as stage sets for Kongstad’s performance \u00abWorker’s Choice\u00bb (2017), looks at the human body from a socio-anthropological perspective. While \u00abWorker’s Choice\u00bb questions the historical and contemporary representation of women in jeans, \u00abHard Candy\u00bb goes a step further and deals with the culturally standardized sexualization of children and adolescents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Miriam Kongstad<\/strong> (DK, 1991) is an artist and choreographer based in Amsterdam and Berlin. In 2016 she graduated from Hochschul\u00fcber-greifendes Zentrum Tanz Berlin (HZT) and has recently completed her Master of Fine Arts at the Sandberg Instituut in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n