Rehearsal after Reflect Soft Matte Discourse #1 (2011), #2 (2012) — Avhandling / Av_handling (Dissertation / Through

This action was the first public instance in which Arnell engaged and worked through her reenactment Reflect Soft Matte Discourse (2011), of French-Italian artist Gina Pane’s (1939–1990) Discours mou et mat (1975). In order to explore the experiences and implications of re-doing Pane's work, Arnell invited two collaborators to accompany her in this detour. Clara López Menéndez as "the body of an unknown woman" and Imri Sandström as the usually anonymous spectator whose engagement turned her into an inevitable participant. These two bodies were each asked to write a letter describing their experience of being present in the room while the re-enactment took place. Subsequently, Arnell invited them to read their letters, alongside of the video documentation, as part of the rehearsal.

Rehearsal after Reflect Soft Matte Discourse #1 (2011). One hour action, which took place as part of Feminists in Space - International Performance Art Festival (2011), curated by Kajsa Dahlberg, Molly Haslund and Gritt Uldall-Jessen at Warehouse 9, Copenhagen and Rehearsal after Reflect Soft Matte Discourse #2 (2012), took place as part of EPISODE 2: A Special Form of Darkness (2012), curated by Arika at Tramway, Glasgow.

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Rehearsal after Reflect Soft Matte Discourse #2 (2012)

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Two responses after the reenactment of Gina Pane’s 'Discours mou et mat' (1975)

Rehearsal after Reflect Soft Matte Discourse #2 (2012). Action. Photo: Alex Woodward (Crimson Glow Photography / Arika)