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skinning
2024, tablecloth with two holes for eyes, black mesh bodysuit, body shape wear, microphone, speakers, mixer, approx. 22 minutes
Link to the documentation: https://vimeo.com/1017067800/aa9351c0fc?share=copy
(...) Have we lost control over our (socially) shaped bodies?
The artist implicitly addresses this question in her performance skinning. The various facets of body horror are not only addressed in terms of content, but also questioned in terms of their semantic (transformation) potential. The play with words, language(s) and sound, which is very characteristic of Goehringer's artistic practice, is already hinted at in the installation with its omnipresent mouths. (...)
Excerpt from the text for the exhibition at the Simultanhalle by Paula Maß
Translated text from German into English
Photos by Marie Stadelmann and Marie Gentges
Exhibition view Simultan Projekte, 2024, Simultanhalle, Köln (GER)
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