Mouthless Part I by Dorota Gawęda & Eglė Kulbokaitė

March 7 – 30, 2022

Dorota Gawęda & Eglė Kulbokaitė

Mouthless Part I, 2020

HD film and sound. Duration: 45 minutes and 26 seconds.

Curated by Cristina Ramos

The next fantasy in the screening “From the lids one dream” has been directed by Dorota Gawęda and Eglė Kulbokaitė. In the words of Anastasiia Fedorova, “Mouthless Part I” is a study of the lack of comprehension, a meditation on free-flowing mutation, and a radical shift of perspective on humankind and the natural world. Filmed across different locations, the music composed by Bill Kouligas accompanies the multiplicity of voices and languages, which function as incantations rather than comprehensible narratives.

Dorota Gawęda (PL) and Eglė Kulbokaitė (LT) are an artist duo living and working in Basel. Both graduated from the Royal College of Art in London in 2012. Their work spans performance, sculpture, photography, painting and video. The duo have exhibited internationally including: Kunstverein Hamburg (2021); Istituto Svizzero, Milan (2021); Kunstverein Leipzig (2021); Swiss Institute, New York (2020); Den Frie, Copenhagen (2020); MWW, Wroclaw (2020); Kunstverein Düsseldorf (2020 and 2016); Lafayette Anticipations, Paris (2019); Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2018); 6th Athens Biennale (2018); MMOMA, Moscow (2018); Kunsthalle Basel (2017); ICA, London (2017); MOMA, Warsaw (2016); Berlin Biennale 9 (2016); MaM, Paris (2015) among others. Their solo shows include presentations at: Istituto Svizzero, Palermo (2021); Quote – Unquote, Bucharest (2021); Swimming Pool Projects, Sofia (2021); Lucas Hirsch Gallery, Düsseldorf (2021 and 2019); Julia Stoschek Collection, Düsseldorf (2020); Trafo Gallery, Budapest (2020); Amanda Wilkinson Gallery, London (2020 and 2018); Fri Art – Centre d’Art de Fribourg / Kunsthalle Fribourg (2020); Futura, Prague (2019); Cell Project Space, London (2018). They have also participated in numerous international residencies including: Alserkal Arts Foundation, Dubai (UAE); La Becque, La Tour-de-Peilz (CH); Onassis AiR, Athens (GR); Capacete Residency, Rio de Janeiro (BR); Futura AiR, Prague (CZ); Triangle Residency, Marseille (FR); Art in General, New York (USA); Rupert residency, Vilnius (LT). They are the recipients of CERN Collide Residency Award (2022) and the Swiss Performance Art Award (2021). They are also the founders of the YOUNG GIRL READING GROUP (2013–2021).

MOUTHLESS PART I BY DOROTA GAWĘDA AND EGLĖ KULBOKAITĖCINEMATOGRAPHY
DOROTA GAWĘDA AND EGLĖ KULBOKAITĖ, FRITZ SCHIFFERSPRODUCTION
DOROTA GAWĘDA AND EGLĖ KULBOKAITĖ
MARIE GYGER
GRUPPEEDITING
ROBIN BRASS
DOROTA GAWĘDA AND EGLĖ KULBOKAITĖANIMATION
DOROTA GAWĘDA AND EGLĖ KULBOKAITĖ
SYBIL MONTET
FILIP SETMANUKMUSIC
BILL KOULIGASSOUND
HARALDUR THRASTARSONGRAPHICS
DOROTA GAWĘDA AND EGLĖ KULBOKAITĖCOLOUR
SUSI DOLLNIGKENOPHOBIA SCENE DIRECTED BY
FRITZ SCHIFFERSKENOPHOBIA SCENE CAMERA ASSISTANT
LUKAS STÖRER

GHOST 4 (TITUBA) / GHOST 1 (PUSZCZA)
LEILA HASSAN

MOUTHLESS / GHOST 3 (CATHERINE QUICQUAT OF VEVEY)
NIKLAS DRAEGER

READER 3 / GHOST 3 (CATHERINE QUICQUAT OF VEVEY) / GUŚLARZ/KOŹLARZ/HUSLAR
JULIA MORITZ

GHOST 5 (DOROTHY/ DORCAS GOOD)
JUNO MORITZ

READER 2 / GHOST 2 (BARBLI BODMER OF WETTYNWILL) / GUŚLARZ/KOŹLARZ/HUSLAR
AZUR ŠABIĆ

READER 1 / GHOST 1 (PUSZCZA) / GUŚLARZ/KOŹLARZ/HUSLAR
AMADEUS VOGELSANG

MAKE-UP AND HAIR
LEANA ARDELEANU
DUSHAN PETROVICH
JULIETTE RUETZ

STYLING
TIM HEYDUCK
ERIK RAYNAL

STYLING ASSISTANT
MANFRED ELIAS KNORR

CASTING
ELISABETH BRANDAUER
DOROTA GAWĘDA AND EGLĖ KULBOKAITĖ
GRUPPE

GHOSTS
KATHARINA ACHTERKAMP, REMKO VAN DER AUWERA, AZZA BASHIR, IRIS BAUER, KILIAN BUTLER, DAMIEN GRANIER, ROBERT HAMACHER, MALINA HEINEMANN, BRITTA HEINZE, JOSEPH KADOW, PHILISHA KAY, DEVON KAYLOR, CAJUS KESLER, MANFRED KNORR, MATTHIAS KRAEMER, LAURIDS KÖHNE, TIBOR KÖHNE, JANA SOPHIE LEHMANN, DREW LINT, YUAN LU, ANGELINA MASS, HENRY MCMASTER, DOROTHY MOUR, JOSIP NOVOSEL, ANNA ONORATO, IOANNIS PAPADAKIS, GEORGIE POPE, HELENA ELEONORA RÖNNMARK, DIRK SCHLIENZ, RAMI SHALATI, NATALIYA SUSYAK, ELEONORA SUTTER, ODELY TEBUL, CAMILLA VOLBERT, EMILY VOLBERT, @IZAIO: STEVE, @NEST: JULIUS VON LAUSER, BONG KIM, ROBERT LABY, @SMC MODELS: ATHENA, ELISABETH GRONEN, ZOE LOCHMANN

COSTUME
COTTWEILER, NINAMOUNAH, MAINLINE:RUS/FR.CA/DE, CC-STEDING, RONI ILAN, FILA, OCULĀRIS, KARA BAG, ADIDAS, AILEEN KLEIN, AMERICAN VINTAGE, COS, DESIGUAL, DIREN DUMAN, G-STAR, LOTTE SCHÖNFELD, LOU DE BÈTOLY, MAGLIANO, MANFRED ELIAS KNORR, MARA DANZ, MAISON MAGIELA, MARIE LOUISE VOGT, MCM, MM6 VIA ZALANDO, NICOMEDE PERVERZE, ROECKL, SERAINA BÜCHI, SOUP ARCHIVE, TRIPPEN, TRUONGII, UNITED STANDARD, UNIQLO, VIVIENNE WESTWOOD

Dorota Gawęda & Eglė Kulbokaitė, Mouthless Part I, 2020, film still, HD film and sound. Duration: 45 minutes and 26 seconds