Produced at the CCNN, *Narcisse* is a short film that builds on the research carried out by No Anger into the gaze, self-image and the projections that permeate marginalised bodies. Presented as part of *In Search of My Body* at the Palais de Tokyo – an exhibition bringing together performance, video installation and film by the artist, who is associated with the CCNN – the film explores the fractures and wounds inflicted on her body by the ableist gaze. The project explores the transposition of the disabled, lesbian body into mythical and cultural figures — Eurydice, Orpheus, Narcissus — as fragments of a quest for identity. A multifaceted, long-term project, *In search of my body* thus explores the ways in which marginalised bodies are represented and reinvented in the collective imagination, drawing inspiration in particular from Monique Wittig, Claude Cahun and Paul B. Preciado.
Installation from 16 to 20 April
No Anger
, an artist in residence at the CCNN for three years, is a researcher, writer and artist. They develop a practice combining video art, performance, dance and literary writing, which examines the ways in which bodies are expressed and displayed. Drawing on their research, their work explores the creative potential of marginalised bodies and seeks to reinvent the imagination by breaking free from normative representations.
Having obtained a PhD in political science in 2019 from the École normale supérieure de Lyon, they devoted their thesis to the links between artistic work on the body and political protest. Their research, centred on the effects of dominant imaginaries, directly informs their creation approach. Since 2015, they have been running the blog À mon geste défendant, where they develop a critique of ableism in relation to feminist and queer thought. At the CCNN, No Anger is developing *In search of my body*, a performative film project that explores how marginalised bodies are represented and reinvented in the collective imagination.
They will also be leading a three-day workshop there next June centred on the question: ‘Is a dignified body one that stands upright, or one that sits upright in a chair?’
Further projects will mark their association with the CCNN.
