under the mirror of contemporary art scene 
4 hours performance
stedelijk museum, amsterdam
​2022

​Under the mirror of contemporary art scene is an intervention happening adapted from the painting of Narcissus by Poussin. I fall asleep for 4 hours on the warm carpet floor at stedelijk museum, Amsterdam. 

I use sleep as a resistance towards the isolated, privileged art scene where all the attention is a self-indulgent gaze like Narcissus putting on himself. The pijama with arch implies my identity as a homeless stranger to this scene.

I redo this performance one year later in an abandoned shopping mall in the centre of Munich during 2023 Munich Jewellery Week. This time, I couldn't fall asleep as last time. Instead, I pretend to sleep. The floor pass coldness and pain to me. That's the only thing I can think of during the performance.

Under the Mirror of the Sleeping Water by Poussin’s Narcissus

details on my pijama

3 hours performance during Munich Jewellery Week, Munich 2023

4 hours performance at Stedelijk museum, Amsterdam 2022