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Size 36 - an essay on norms


Video Art Instalation (note: 5 minute piece for projection or three pieces for video installation – depending on conditions)
Portugal, 2007, 5’+ 5’+ 25’, DV, Color

Size 36 is an essay about the norm - the first of a project participated by other artists. Nine women put on a size 36 set of clothes. 36 is the ideal size for women in Portugal, the one «young people's» stores sell the most.«Go from a 42 to a 36 in 8 weeks», magazines propose. Although we try to normalize our body it tends to rebel against norms...

Credits
Director
Clara Games
Sound
ru*mor*
Light
Pedro Gil
Performers
Amélia, Ana Luísa, Cristina, Felicidade, Clara, Leonor, Paula, Raquel, Sofia