EXHIBITION
JULES FISCHER: LESIONS

The only difference between a poison and a
medicine lies in the dose.

The smell of a plastic doll
heated by the sun
comes from me,
apple liqueur abandoned at the bottom of a glass.

I wish I knew how to quit you.

You are led into a dimly lit room coloured in red. An unsettling yet soothing sound guides you forward and you are left to make your way through an environment of performers, light, text and images that deal with the complexity of relations and tell a story of intimacy and love.

UKS is pleased to present LESIONS, a new work by artist Jules Fischer (b. 1988, DK) – a combined exhibition and performance.

Following their previous work VANITAS (2022), which explores transformation and transition, and It doesn’t look like anything to me (2022), examining masculinity as something both attractive and destructive, LESIONS delves deeper into the pain of loving and the systems that produce gender. Fischer depicts the beauty within the grotesque and the fear of rejection that comes with living a queer life.

The artist explores themes of community, identity and power structures. They view collaboration and interdisciplinary work as an antidote to capitalist individualism and loneliness, believing in the potential for radical healing through shared spaces, mirroring one another, and navigating ambivalent emotions together.

This performance exhibition premieres in Norway in collaboration with CODA Oslo International Dance Festival.

PERFORMANCEPROGRAM

Friday 13 September 8-10pm
Saturday 28 September 2-4pm
Saturday 12 October 2-4pm

CODA Oslo International Dance Festival
Friday 18 October 8-10pm
Saturday 19 October 5-7pm

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Jules Fischer (b. 1988, DK) is a visual artist and choreo- grapher based in Copenhagen. Their praxis is centred around collage-like, large-scale performances. Fischer is interested in fundamental feelings such as love, grief and loneliness from an ambivalent and queer perspective. In collaboration with professional dancers and performers Fischer has shown works at various institutions, such as Glyptotek, SMK and ARKEN Museum of Contemporary Art, all in Copenhagen. The show at UKS is their first international solo presentation.

CREDITS

Concept, choreography, costumes, text, scent and pictures: Jules Fischer
Light design: Sofia Stål
Soundtrack: Aase Nielsen & holger hartvig
Voice: Susanne Sachsse
Performers: Anu Laiho, Georgiana Dobre, Ian Yves Ancheta, Kauri Sorvari, Sunniva Moen Rørvik
Crown: Puer Parasitus
Mastering of monologue: Hannibal Andersen
Light technician: Gard Gitlestad
Assistants: Jonathan Carl Jensen & Asta von Apfel

Co produced by: UKS, Oslo, TOASTER, København & Art Hub, København & CODA Oslo International Dance Festival. Supported by: The Danish Arts foundation and the Norwegian Arts Council