Matrescence and Performance

Matrescence and PerformanceAsks what performance can do to expand representations of becoming a mother. Using mimesis, liveness, and digital mediums to render their own matrescent bodies, contemporary mother artists explore historical pejorative theoretical concepts and aesthetics in new, feminist ways. A valuable and rigorous challenge to outdated assumptions. 24 colour illus. Funded by the Royal Conservatory of Scotland. Read the introduction for free here. Read an interview

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