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Anne Fehres – Luke Conroy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cUnfolding\u201d is an experimental video work that reflects on the relationship between nature and humanity through an absurd wellness session. Set in the year 2070, the audience observes a session titled \u2018Guided By Nature\u2019 where a futuristic figure is instructed to undertake a variety of bodily positions and thought exercises at the instruction of an off-screen narrator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drawing upon the typical tropes of the 21st Century wellness industry, the session initially appears to be a harmonious and reassuring experience. Gradually, however, the session begins contradicting such expectations as it takes on an uncomfortable tone and thematic focus. Slowly the off-screen narrator is revealed to be a personification of air itself. Frustrated by playing the role of comforting guide, the narrator breaks from script and highlights humanity\u2019s perilous yet essential relationship with the natural world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through reversing the typical human versus nature hierarchy, \u201cUnfolding\u201d creates a meaningful opportunity to embrace imagination and reflect on previously ingrained assumptions towards the natural world. Through the participatory viewing experience the audience is encouraged to reflect upon their previous perspectives towards nature as a passive agent. Instead, in this work, nature is acting upon them. In a time when \u2018wellness\u2019 is increasingly individualised, this work seeks to expand the perception of what wellness means when including nature in the equation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the support of the Mondriaan fund, a public cultural funding organization dedicated to the visual arts and cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Anne Fehres (The Netherlands) and Luke Conroy (Australia) are an interdisciplinary artist duo based in The Netherlands. Their practice engages with socio-cultural topics in meaningful yet playful ways, using humour and irony as essential tools for critical reflection and expression. The outcome of their work utilises a multimedia practice spanning photography, performance, digital-art, video, sound, VR and installation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Their interest in socio-cultural topics is informed by Anne\u2019s background in documentary film and audio-visual design (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent, Belgium, 2013) and Luke\u2019s background in sociology, visual-art and education (University of Tasmania, Australia, 2013). In their work they are especially interested to engage with projects where broader socio-cultural events, processes and systems at a macro level can shape and be shaped by personal experiences at a micro level. This focus has led them to undertake embedded projects in over 15 countries, with exhibition outcomes across Europe, Asia and Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":26652,"menu_order":0,"template":"","edition":[116],"type_oeuvre":[28,117],"class_list":["post-29208","oeuvre","type-oeuvre","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chroniques-biennale.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oeuvre\/29208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chroniques-biennale.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oeuvre"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chroniques-biennale.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oeuvre"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chroniques-biennale.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chroniques-biennale.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"edition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chroniques-biennale.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/edition?post=29208"},{"taxonomy":"type_oeuvre","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chroniques-biennale.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type_oeuvre?post=29208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}