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Tender Bite, 2023 
In collaboration with Malaysian artist Kara Inez

Chiffon Couture Made Dress and Lace Mask, Metal Hooks, Steel Horse Bite, Elastic Horse Reins

“I am interested in the mechanisms of crossing parallel words: consensual and non-consensual, while performance reviles the questions around consent and risks of objectification.
The transformation of the character throughout the performance serves as a distinctive medium for embracing the hidden wounds and idiosyncrasies of human life and brings to light the invisible parts of human desires that are labelled by society as perverse”

[...] she inserts a horse bit into the mouth with intention, the piercing sounds of metal grinding against her teeth fills the dark room. She carries the weight of her body using her teeth and mouth as she leans towards the audience with nothing but a horse bit and elastic for support.  Dressed in a self-made constricting see-through dress made of chiffon and a white lace mask. Saliva dribbles from the mouth and down to her neck, the physiological response of the mouth to moisten the opened drying orifice.




“She lets out a moan that could suggest the model is in a state of discomfort, yet she chooses to be present within this painful state alluding to her experiencing the feeling of pleasure. It is crucial that she willingly accepts this restraint and relinquishing of power which signifies trust between the artist and the performer.” Photograph: Dominik Zarowny






                                                                                                                         












Vous êtes des Animaux', 2023
In collaboration with the artist Tanya Cubric,
Chiffon Couture Made Dress, Leather, Cam Recorder

The electronic soundtrack pulses like an artificial heartbeat, intensifying the sense of disintegration and transformation.

The title, "Vous êtes des Animaux"  (You are Animals), echoes the Lacanian notion that the subject is always already divided, caught between its animal instincts and the symbolic order that it inhabits. In a sense, the piece presents the human subject as a fractured entity, never fully integrated or coherent.


                          


                                                         “Tanya’s frantic, almost violent, movement —dressed in a sheer leather outer ‘skin’.
                                                         Her dance, set against a backdrop of bold digital visuals, is a chaotic descent into the primal,
                                                         a confrontation with the animal within” Photograph: Dominik Zarowny



























Face Armbinder, 2023
Latex, PVC Fabric, Orange Thread, Cam Recorder



The performance Face Armbinder aims to show how sculptural costumes can become practical objects and explore their symbolic meaning of the human ability to push the boundaries. In the performance, the Armbinder acts as a physical restraint that affects respiratory functions. It causes oxygen to condense on the latex material turning it into the water droplets.

This forces the performer to grasp the air. This multifaceted utilization of the sculptural objects showcases their adaptability and highlights their immersive and transformative potential beyond traditional sculpture. It represents not only physical constraints but also the limitations of human fantasies and desires, questioning cultural aspects of fashion, fetishism, and the use of unconventional forms of clothing.



The performer is forced to grasp for air,” Zarówny notes, “and that effort becomes visible.”
The object functions simultaneously as clothing, sculpture, and instrument, revealing how form can discipline the body without overt violence. Photograph: Dominik Zarowny














Detention, 2023
handmade prison-style tattoo machine, assembled from improvised parts, blood-stained napkins, spoon, hospital trolley
Bioplastic skin: water, glycerine, tapioca starch, and vinegar

A DIY prison-style tattoo machine on a hospital trolley tattoos artificial human skin, staged with blood-stained napkins and a bloodied spoon. The project explores skin as material, surface, and system—blurring boundaries between body, machine, and control. Bioplastic experiments imagine skin as textile, garment, or synthetic layer, probing imperfection, beauty, and the body’s transformation under experimental and carceral logics.

                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                    “Beauty emerges not through refinement, but through endurance, damage, and adaptation,                                                                                                                                            positioning the body as a surface continuously negotiated between autonomy and institutional control.”                                                                                                                        Photos: Dominik Zarowny






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