04 May 23, 9pm

In English

Venue: KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Pogo Bar

Registration via pogobar@kw-berlin.de

Meet Loredana, Mafalda, Katie Fox, the photographer, the evil turtle, Bea, and more: Friend-chips by artist Beatrice Marchi is an evening celebrating oneself, one’s different selves, and the relationship between them. Interlacing the comical with astute musings of the sinister self, Marchi will screen, present, and at times also perform a selection of her multiple alter egos for their first collected presentation in Berlin. Loredana will conclude the event by hosting us at the bar with chips and refreshments from her special chamomile therapy.

Central to Marchi’s practice, which also counts painting, video, sculpture, and performance, is her use of animation, typically created using a combination of hand-drawn and digital techniques.

Her animations enfold the transformative narratives of her alter egos; a series of animated protagonists which existences accumulated over time, each with their own unique traits, often embodying a different aspect of her personality, family history, and/or creative identity. Marchi’s alter egos are oftentimes anthropomorphic, taking on human-like characteristics and movements, but with a distinctly surreal quality. They are a special band of friends, as previously noted by Francesca Lacatena, “‘Le Amiche,’ subtle presences that […] are often entities with a dualistic nature, somewhere between male and female, animal and human, teenager and adult, amateur and professional, lonely and popular.”