Cinematic Virtual Reality Experience, 25’
Produced by argos centre for audiovisual arts, co-produced by CON10UR, V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media and supported by Flanders Audiovisual Fund

For those of us who grew up in homes where you can feel the tension in the air, the shift of tone and the slam of a door, the silence or shouting: what traces are left in your body, your memory and your actions? What does it do to your ability to create bonds? How can our love become corrupt? And how can we escape reproducing these patterns?

Small Acts of Violence is a cinematic virtual reality experience that makes you physically aware of the relationship between love and nonconsensual violence. The stories you are going to witness are based on true personal experiences of women, nonbinary and non-cis male perpetrators of domestic violence and self harm. Their testimonies were collected in Belgium and the United Kingdom and fused with the intimate performances of a fictional family in a beautifully kitsch and colorful landscape.

With Small Acts of Violence, Aay Liparoto reminds you of your autonomy. As often in their work, they explore the (social and institutional) boundaries that define our intimate relationships and the power relations that intervene in our daily lives and bodies. The testimonies, fused with the intimate performances of a fictional family, challenge assumptions about domestic violence. Who is the victim? Who is the perpetrator? Small Acts of Violence wants you to reflect on how you love. It is an invitation to collectively pursue a love free of violence.

• Sektion Section: Exhibition
• Programm Programme: Feelers, Sensors