Teatralność czyli co?
Teatricality – In Other Words?

Summary/Abstract: This article is a report on the 10th In Out Festival (Łaźnia Contemporary Art Center in Gdańsk, 23-24.04.2016), devoted to the concept of theatricality. The project curator’s intentions are shown as posing open-ended questions about how to make video art theatrical, and the function of the theater and theatricality for visual artists. The author appreciates Katarzyna Swiniarska’s "Digressive Identity" project as an attempt to find the dramatic potential in archival materials. Łucyk sees the artist as finding an interesting way to problematize the issue of her identity, exploring the relationships between being in a role and the consciousness of being observed. Łucyk believes that, in some cases, theatricality can manifest itself as a tool for waving away reality, enabling people from various social spheres to work together.

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