Will There Be Stars On Our Crown?

Pauline Canavesio aka BORA

Curated by Colette Patterson

Co-artistic direction by Eloise Canavesio

At SLUG gallery, Leipzig, Germany

April 14 — May 13, 2022

Photography by Moritz Richter

Pauline Canavesio aka BORA presents a solo show that dreams beyond limitation; the logic of the individualised neoliberal subject becomes unstuck and undone. Will There Be Stars On Our Crown? Is a portal into another world; archetypes are embodied in life-sized sculptural forms, with a reverberating soundscape and multi-media renderings, this fountain of dreams yields us in. Canavesio invites us to reclaim our magic. Embodying a world where we are made of stars, the monster, the fool, the dream weaver and the mermaid share their stories, open their hearts and invite us to enter into a cosmic connection. Questioning what is means to be human, otherwise and beyond the show morphs, mutates and emerges capacities. 

‍Children of the stars, fluid children, harvest your star from the sky.*

— SLUG 

Will There Be Stars On Our Crown?, Exhibition view, Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, Slug Gallery, Leipzig, Germany, 2022
Will There Be Stars On Our Crown?, Exhibition view, Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, Slug Gallery, Leipzig, Germany, 2022
Will There Be Stars On Our Crown?, Exhibition view, Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, Slug Gallery, Leipzig, Germany, 2022
Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, “The Destiny Weaver” (2022), silicon, textile, latex, hair.
Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, “The Destiny Weaver” (2022), silicon, textile, latex, hair.
Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, “Medusa: Her story started long before you called her monster” (2022) Silicon, textile, hair, silver.
Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, “Medusa: Her story started long before you called her monster” (2022) Silicon, textile, hair, silver.
Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, “Medusa: Her story started long before you called her monster” (2022) Silicon, textile, hair, silver.
Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, “Medusa: Her story started long before you called her monster” (2022) Silicon, textile, hair, silver.
Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, “Medusa: Her story started long before you called her monster” (2022) Silicon, textile, hair, silver.
Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, “Here we live, and joy is our revolt” (2022), oil on canvas, 110x170 Ceramic stars, glaze.
Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, “Open the gate” , digital portal, textile, foam, 3D digital projections.
Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, “Who is the Fool?” (2022), resin, paint, ceramics, hair, silver.
Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, “Who is the Fool?” (2022), resin, paint, ceramics, hair, silver.
Will There Be Stars On Our Crown?, Exhibition view, Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, Slug Gallery, Leipzig, Germany, 2022
Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, “Many of my friends came from the clouds” (2022) textile castle, resin, ceramics, pearls, silicon.
Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, “Many of my friends came from the clouds” (2022) textile castle, resin, ceramics, pearls, silicon.
Will There Be Stars On Our Crown?, Exhibition view, Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, Slug Gallery, Leipzig, Germany, 2022
Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, “We sing, not to seduce you. We sing, because we are the moon. We sing, to reclaim the voice you stole from us. We sing for ourselves.” (2022) silicon, silver, textile, vinyl, oysters, paint, pearls.
Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, “We sing, not to seduce you. We sing, because we are the moon. We sing, to reclaim the voice you stole from us. We sing for ourselves.” (2022) silicon, silver, textile, vinyl, oysters, paint, pearls.
Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, “We sing, not to seduce you. We sing, because we are the moon. We sing, to reclaim the voice you stole from us. We sing for ourselves.” (2022) silicon, silver, textile, vinyl, oysters, paint, pearls.
Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, “We sing, not to seduce you. We sing, because we are the moon. We sing, to reclaim the voice you stole from us. We sing for ourselves.” (2022) silicon, silver, textile, vinyl, oysters, paint, pearls.
Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, “Your eyes, rivers. Rivers in our eyes” (2021) Fountain, ceramics, mirrors, silicon, textile, hair.
Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, “Your eyes, rivers. Rivers in our eyes” (2021) Fountain, ceramics, mirrors, silicon, textile, hair.
Pauline Canavesio aka BORA, “Your eyes, rivers. Rivers in our eyes” (2021) Fountain, ceramics, mirrors, silicon, textile, hair.

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