Kiss it Better
(2015)A reminder of the hurt but also the healing'
－Lyn Gardner, The Guardian.
Conducted within a small group of audiences, the artist hosts an one-on-one healing ritual through approaching one audience member at a time with a question ‘which part of your body has been recently hurting, feeling uncomfortable, or injured PHYSICALLY or EMOTIONALLY? ’
The artist drinks the merbromin and give a kiss with his blood-red lips at the participant’s hurt area of skin.
Part exposed intimacy, part confession time, the artist creates a shared moment of connectiong emotional and physical invisibilities through exchanges.
The artist drinks the merbromin and give a kiss with his blood-red lips at the participant’s hurt area of skin.
Part exposed intimacy, part confession time, the artist creates a shared moment of connectiong emotional and physical invisibilities through exchanges.
concept & performance : River Lin
- Manifesta Biennial 11 (Cabaret Voltaire), July, 2016
- Rapid Pulse International Performance Art Festival, June, 2016
- Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, April, 2016
- Chetham's Library, Manchester, July, 2015
- 1012 Gallery, Brussels, July, 20157.5 Club, Paris, June, 2015
- Buzzcut Festival, Glasgow , March 2015
- SOMA Gallery, Berlin, December 2014 (work-in-progress)
- Manifesta Biennial 11 (Cabaret Voltaire), July, 2016
- Rapid Pulse International Performance Art Festival, June, 2016
- Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, April, 2016
- Chetham's Library, Manchester, July, 2015
- 1012 Gallery, Brussels, July, 20157.5 Club, Paris, June, 2015
- Buzzcut Festival, Glasgow , March 2015
- SOMA Gallery, Berlin, December 2014 (work-in-progress)
photo by Julia Bauer, Buzzcut Festival, Glasgow, 2015 / Jeremy Sublewsk
i, Rapid Pulse International Performance Art Festival, Chicago, 2016 /
Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, 2016
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