The performance Deep Rest is based on a recurring dream of the artist, in which she stands outside, wrapped only in her blanket. Based on this experience, she developed a live performance that blurs the boundaries between privacy and public space. Dressed in sleepwear, she leaves her bed in Linz, boards the train, and travels to the festival center in Braunau – audiences can accompany her along the way. The performance will be broadcast live on DORFTV, with public screenings at the festival center and at the Old Town Hall and the Linz Art Hall. By bringing her bed – a place of rest and retreat – into the public sphere, the artist questions notions of productivity and idleness.
CV
Jacqueline K. Boehm
a performance and experimental artist and filmmaker from Linz, is a founding member of the art collective ArtDiscount24. Her works combine humorous and philosophical stagings with social and self-critical approaches. In her experimental films and installations, often made out of oversized everyday objects, she deals with topics such as shame, boundaries, masks and blockages. She questions modern social patterns and integrates digital media such as projections to create unconventional narrative styles.