Between us

PROJECT

Between us

Besides being an actual marriage, this marriage is as well a durational, multidisciplinary artistic proces where they -, as unconventional couple and artists – curate their love for each other.

Kim and Anyuta are marrying, amongst others, to obtain a residential status advantage (mean) but with the clear intention to create and maintain a sustainable community life (end).

This somewhat vague notion of sustainable community life is the base requirement for a ‘pure’ or ‘real’ marriage according to the Belgian civil code. The artistic proces entails partially a search in how to relate to, and define this ‘sustainable community life’, since no definition is given in this corpus of the civil code. Hereby, they playfully research expectations, dogma’s and needs, not only towards ourselves but likewise on a juridical and societal level. It is in their interest to further penetrate different cultural models of marriage, who at first sight present themselves as decisive and determent. But are they really?

This whole proces is transformed into a multidisciplinary work: performative actions, publications, video’s and exhibitions.

After their marriage in the summer of 2018, Anyuta and Kim will work on the documentation and registration of this happening. Furthermore, they will prepare their honeymoon which takes place in the summer of 2019.

Kim Snauwaert

Kim Snauwaert is a Belgian transdisciplinary artist and actress. She graduated from the University of Ghent, as an art historian specialised in Theatre studies, with a minor in ethics. In addition, she successfully obtained a degree in Fine Arts, at KASK, School Of Arts in Ghent. Her work has been shown in Flanders, Lucca, Beijing, Sidney, NYC and The Netherlands.

Anyuta Wiazemsky

1989 RU
Anyuta Wiazemsky is a young Russian-Belgian multimedia artist and photographer. She graduated from Law Academy in Moscow, Russia before deciding to pursue an artistic carrier. She studied Fine Arts in the Royal Art Academy in Ghent, Belgium. She works in different mediums and formats, including photography, performance, installation and participatory social artistic projects. Her works has been shown in Moscow (RU), Ghent (BE), Leuven (BE), Rotterdam (NL), Hyderabad (IN). Currently active in artistic direction & management of croxhapox together with Samira El Khadraoui.

Credits

By and with: Kim Snauwaert & Anyuta Wiazemsky SnauwaertCo-prouction: workspacebrusselsResearch supported by : the Flemish CommunityResidencies: BUDA, wpZimmer