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Keiken, BET(A) BODIES, 2021. Image courtesy of the artists and Saint Precious.
Workshop
Beta(a) Bodies
27 Nov 2021
Regular hours
- Sat, 27 Nov
- 14:00 – 16:00
Address
- Rudolf-Breitscheid-Str. 73
- Luckenwalde
Brandenburg - 14943
- Germany
Travel Information
- RE3 or RE4 from Berlin to Luckenwalde, 10 Minutes Walk from Train Station
Using Meta-Womb technology, Keiken have developed a wearable silicone pregnant belly incorporating haptic technology which participants can try on in this interactive workshop
About
Keiken
BET(A) BODIES
Workshop, 2021
Saturday, November 27th 2021
14.00 - 16.00
Gallery Two
E-WERK Luckenwalde
Due to rising COVID-19 numbers, there are a limited number of spaces for participants, who will be selected on a first come, first served basis. Please email us at info@kunststrom.com.
Note that 2G+ rules apply
Digital proof of vaccination or recovery
A negative COVID-19 rapid test result from the same day
In June 2021, Collective Keiken were invited to present the sixth and final commission for The Archive Show: BET(A) BODIES. Using Meta-Womb technology, Keiken developed a wearable silicone pregnant belly incorporating haptic technology developed in collaboration with Studio Above & Below, Lucy Page and AGF Hydra.
Keiken explored the archive and history of E-WERK, the function of which has changed and evolved several times through the past century, including its recent transformation into a new arts institution. Keiken’s interest lies in the fact that we all carry within us the ability to birth, grow and transform new ways of existing. BET(A) BODIES explores the maternal instinct of eternal love, nurture, care and the idea that when we are born our environment is completely new and could become anything.
The belly that was lost this last summer has now been re-made. You are warmly invited to take part in a workshop with a very limited number of participants where you will have the opportunity to experience the haptic womb. The workshop attendees will afterwards come together in an informal discussion where everyone can participate and share their experiences with The Meta-Womb. The organic conversation will be audio-recorded and kept for perpetuity in E-WERK’s archive.
Credits
Curator: Adriana Tranca with artistic direction form Helen Turner
Artistic Direction / Production - Keiken
Starring Saint Precious
Music/Sound - wavesovspace
Haptic Programming - Studio Above & Below + Keiken
Silicone Womb Casting - Lucy Page
Bespoke wearable latex artefacts - agf HYDRA
Co-commissioners: E-WERK Luckenwalde, Brandenburg (DE) and Eastside Projects, Birmingham (UK)
