12:00 pm - 2:00 pmThe heart of the exhibition is a large newly produced work in the form of a six-meter high timbered black bell tower in the main exhibition space of Bonniers Konsthall. Several times per hour, the bell in the stack rings for the work’s protagonist Eva-Britt. On Sundays, Markus Öhrn and his invited guests give performances in the form of death masses at the top of the tower. Each death mass has a special place in Markus and Eva-Britt’s relationship and becomes the artist’s personal tribute and redress of a person who has played a crucial role in his life.
I’ve had a bell tower built in the main exhibition space, where I cast a bell with my grandmother’s name on it, at which my brother and I hold death masses in her memory. So I’m taking my experience with live performance and trying to concentrate that energy and convey a message that the audience can take home with them. It’s not just about my grandmother, it’s about all of our grandmothers and other older people around us.
– Markus Öhrn
During the exhibition, you can apply to have the name of your own Azdora tattooed on your body – a strong woman from an older generation who is important to you.
On Sunday, June 16, the Azdoras themselves will hold the death mass to which ten selected candidates will be invited. One by one, the selected candidates will present their arguments as to why they deserve to have their Azdora immortalized on their body. The death mass ends with the winning candidate being tattooed by the Azdora.
Photo: Bonniers Konsthall (Samuel Lind)
