Performance as the CYBORG WOMAN
of TEETH, GUMS, MACHINE, FUTURE SOCIETY. 2016-2018
A film, performance and installation work by Lili Reynaud-Dewar
"French artist Lili Reynaud-Dewars project TEETH, GUMS, MACHINES, FUTURE, SOCIETY comprises of a film and expanded installation of sculptural objects and text-based works. The project revolves around two interconnected cultural icons: grills or teeth jewellery made of precious metals that are a status symbol in the rap and hip hop scenes; and Donna Haraways futurist essay, A Cyborg Manifesto (1985)." Ashley Cook played the role of the Cyborg Woman, navigating the film and installation and reciting The Cyborg Manifesto by Donna Haraway.
Performances by Jada Brisentine, Henry Coleman, Brandon Sams, Ashley Cook, Darius Clayton, Hendrik Hegray and Lili Reynaud Dewar. Camera-Victor Zebo, Sound-Nicolas Murer, Produced by Redshoes/Olga Rozenblum
TGMFS was filmed in Memphis, Tennesee, USA, Summer 2016
and presented at Kunstverein in Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, Fall 2016,
Museion, Bolzano, Italy, Winter 2016,
Vleeshal, Middleburg, Netherlands, Summer-Fall 2017,
Theater of Amandiers, Nanterre, France, Winter 2017 and
Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany, Summer 2018
Monash University Museum of Art, Melbourne, Australia, Fall 2018
photos courtesy of Redshoes, Lili Reynaud-Dewar and Marina Faust