Genesis

Flutura & Besnik Haxhillari (The Two Gullivers)

Genesis

Preparatory drawings, video-performance
April 28 – 29, 2015
Nul jour sans une ligne
2009-2015
Cover page of notebooks of preparatory drawings for performances
Since 2009, Besnik Haxhillari and Flutura Preka (The Two Gullivers) in parallel to their performative artistic practice are conducting doctoral research on performance art at l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM). In a dynamic collaboration that they call Twin Thesis, they explore the performance from two different and complementary points of view: the before and the after of the action. Besnik's research on the genesis of the performance through the preparatory drawing is constantly being confronted with the research of Flutura Preka on the challenges of the archive and the re-enactment of the performance after its realisation (completion).  

Since 2009, Besnik Haxhillari and Flutura Preka (The Two Gullivers) in parallel to their performative artistic practice are conducting doctoral research on performance art at l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM). In a dynamic collaboration that they call Twin Thesis, they explore the performance from two different and complementary points of view: the before and the after of the action. Besnik's research on the genesis of the performance through the preparatory drawing is constantly being confronted with the research of Flutura Preka on the challenges of the archive and the re-enactment of the performance after its realisation (completion).

 

For this special event, the duo The Two Gullivers present a series of preparatory drawings, set up in dialogue with the videos of their performances. During the two days of the event, the artists are available to discuss their research.

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