Drawing TV
Ewa Partum draws directly onto a television screen, intervening in the official image of reality broadcast by Poland’s state-controlled media. Her simple yet radical gesture becomes both an act of resistance to propaganda and an experiment exploring the boundaries and materiality of the television image.
In Drawing TV, Ewa Partum draws directly onto a television screen with a pen, entering the space of the official broadcast produced by state television. Her gesture disrupts the propagandistic image of reality while simultaneously becoming an experiment with the medium itself: the flickering and trembling caused by the difference between the camera’s recording frequency and the television signal are deliberately incorporated into the work. The physical trace on the screen and the electronic interference come together in a playful yet radical reflection on how an official image of reality is constructed, operates and can be reclaimed.
Ewa Partum
Ewa Partum is a key figure of the first generation of Polish conceptual artists. A pioneer of feminist and body art, her multidisciplinary practice spans conceptual art, performance, installation, photography, film, visual poetry and mail art. In 1972, she founded Adres, an influential mail art gallery in Łódź. Since 1974, she has used her body to explore visibility, autonomy and gender. Her work is held in collections including MoMA, Tate Modern and Reina Sofía.
Reżyseria: Ewa Partum
