Manifesta purposely strives to keep its distance from what are often seen as the dominant centres of artistic production, instead seeking fresh and fertile terrain for the mapping of a new cultural topography.
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Ann-Sofi Sidén, US/SE
Ann-Sofi Sidén, Who Told the Chamber Maid?, 1998. Photo © Manifesta 2 / Roman Mensing.
Video installation at Casino Luxembourg
American Swedish artist Ann-Sofi Sidén filmed a series of performances in a hotel of Luxembourg, a venue in which private and public spheres emerge. By depicting the inner-workings of a hotel on surveillance monitors, human experience was shown as unbiased reality.