MARINA COLLARD
NoTime Like The Present
The body borders, nudges and rests in the ambiguous space between appropriateness and not. The element of transgression is not a large gesture. The work relies on the everyday, the quietness of presence and a disruption of the ordinary to make their impact and fulfil its gesture. No Time Like the Present, encapsulates a form of transgression by performing in the toilets of one of Rome’s leading contemporary art spaces. As a way of cutting through the application processes, we took the liberty of performing and recording footage for inclusion in the multiscreen video work. The work explores a number of different locations and environments, taking into account the role of women’s spaces, at times used for private conversations in public spaces.
video installation
collaboration with artist Virginia Farman
2023