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Ceremony (Einläuten) & Ceremony (Ausläuten)
two-part Performance, 2025, ca. 25min
Gold, copper, silver, pewter, brass, bronze, pigment, linen, leather, hemp, cotton, satin, taffeta, wool, organza
Städtle Vaduz, LI & Migromuseum für Gegenwartskunst, Zürich, CH 

Lia Hossain (Costume) & Carolina Misztela (Styling)
Produced in collaboration with Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein.


Bells have shaped our rhythms and rites for centuries. In their ambivalence they call to celebration and devotion, yet serve equally as instruments of warning and discipline. Inspired by an old local legend, Martina Morger moves in procession through the space. Rooted in both Catholic and pagan traditions, yet resisting them, Ceremony unfolds as both tribute and disruption. Each step resounds as celebration, admonition, and permeation.

"As if by alchemy, gold and ornaments transform the mundane of a walk into something precious and ceremonial. As a profane performative art piece, this work stands for a loud, even though sweet-sounding, claiming of space." (quote by Monica Unser)

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Photos by Sandra Maier & Anna Maysuk

Ceremony

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