Heaven is overrated
When is the gospel making its promises true?
4.9.23
1.10.23
Fabrikken for Kunst & Design
19:30 Surbending_Black box
The residency takes place at Fabrikken for Kunst & Design 04.09 - 01.10.2023
The artistic research
In this 4 weeks IN PRODUCTION residency Lydia Östberg Diakités will dive into the production process of Heaven is overrated, a new performance/video installation that will be exhibited at Nikolaj Kunsthal in the fall of 2023.
In this new work Lydia is focusing on the history and origin of the gospel and deconstructing it into a modern tale about criticism towards transfobi, queerphobia, climate change and systematic violence towards marginalized people.
Lydia will dissect the idea of when is the gospel making its promises true, we have been told to “hold on for just a little while longer, everything will be alright” but how long is that wait going to be? Through text, performance and installation, unfolding with new gospel songs expresses an idea of afropessimism towards the christian gospel tradition. From a black feminist and queer eye finally tell what is what and answer, there will be no more waiting and holding on but demanding truths and rewards now.
the artist
Credits:
Conversation collaborator: Adam Seid Tahir
Music producer: Holger hartvig
Lydia Ö Diakité
Lydia Ö Diakité er en kunstner, der arbejder på tværs af flere medier som koreografi, performance, video, tekst og installationer for at formidle komplekse fortællinger. Gennem et sort feministisk blik fokuserer Östberg Diakités praksis på temaer som identitet, magt, arv, sociale og populærkulturelle referencer og performative bevægelser.
Format
In Production