Upon their encounter, they started the project Human Installations, a research comprising contemporary art, live art and avant-garde theatre. In a constant dialogue with cinema, moving images, live performances, videos and documentaries, their research focuses on the social function of the artist, existential dynamics, the role of identity, and the experimentation along mental and physical limits and gender roles.
The creation of a machine able to paint without the artist being present triggered the envy and admiration of Andy Warhol. “It’s the artwork that should speak and not the artist”, says a contemporary art mantra. But what happens when we investigate the role of performance art by interviewing artists whose physical presence is the fulcrum of their work? Is being an artist an innate condition, like the shamans – that you can either accept or dismiss – or is it the result of experience and valuable encounters? Beyond the Body is an intimate dialogue delving into the motivations that drive […]
Nettuno (Rome, IT), July 3, 2015. It’s almost the sunset at the beach that used to be the theatre of war during the dramatic landing of Anzio and Nettuno during World War II. A long white table waits in the sea; a rubber boat lands on the shore. The passengers join the banquet: an aged man, two young women and a few African men. They took their seat in front of a small and curious crowd. Each of the guests tells his odyssey. The African refugees share the stories of their long journey to escape from the unbearable living conditions in […]
A long time ago, there were three kinds of human beings: male, female and androgynous. As they were powerful and threatening to scale the heavens, Zeus devised to cut them into two ‘like a sorb-apple halved for pickling’ and even threatened to cut them into two again, so that they might hop on one leg. Ever since then human beings longed for their other half so much that once found they restore their ancient perfection. – Aristophanes in Plato’s “Symposium”. Those who escaped the wrath of the Gods are not spared from the anxiety of research: Brutus at night, Julia at […]
PAV is a platform to explore performance art on video founded on the principles of solidarity and inclusion. We trust in change.
PAV operates as a cultural community:to host, foster and disseminate performance art videos that raise awareness and respond to contemporary emergencies;to generate sustainable revenues for the featured artists through users’ subscriptions, donations and video visualisation on demand.
PAV aims to consolidate a space for community building by performance making, strengthening dialogues between the artists and their supporters to target the crucial urgencies of our contemporaneity.
PAV is managed by a fluid team of artists, curators and professionals operating in the field of technology and innovation.
