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dada: when up is down

Performance · 2015
Single channel HD film with stereo music and sound only · 2’10 · 2015 · Edition of 10 + 2 AP
5 photographs · Edition of 10 + 2 AP


dada: when up is down I, photograph by Sylvia Schwenk

dada: when up is down I · photograph · 2015

Watch the opening minute

On a Saturday afternoon in Sydney a group of healthy people, including two children fell. They collapsed to the floor. Simultaneously. The fall happened during the opening of an art exhibition in Sydney Australia.

The cause?

A dada inspired work of socially engaged performance art directed by Sylvia, performed by everyday people at Brenda May Gallery.

dada: when up is down II, photograph by Sylvia Schwenk

dada: when up is down II · photograph · 2015

dada: when up is down III, photograph by Sylvia Schwenk

dada: when up is down III · photograph · 2015

dada: when up is down IV, photograph by Sylvia Schwenk

dada: when up is down IV · photograph · 2015

dada: when up is down V, photograph by Sylvia Schwenk

dada: when up is down V · photograph · 2015

This short film tells the story of this group of people who only met 30 minutes before the exhibition.

What happened?


dada: when up is down · opening minute · 2015

For collectors

dada: when up is down is available as a performance work, single-channel HD film and 5 photographs. Works are a limited edition of 10 + 2 AP and start from €3,000 unframed.

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dada: when up is down is available for exhibition, screening, loan and re-performance. Proposals and studio visits are welcome.

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