gender* reveal* party*

Performance
2024

A performance that serves up a critical take on viral gender reveal rituals.
Slicing with a surgical precission through a curated menu of symbolic and edible cakes, the performance exposes the ties between Western gender construction and the systemic violence against trans* people and those who do not conform to the binary.

CONSTRUCT CAKE
Live deconstruction of a concept cake representing the rigid societal construction
of the gender binary within Western culture

ULTRASOUND JELLO
A wobbly, jiggly treat with a kick of alcohol that stirs up how medical practices often set the stage for binary thinking

FEED ME-LIKE ME
An explosive virtual cake that questions the digital footprint of the newborn, evidencing how identity isassigned and reinforced online before the baby is even born.

CIS-TEMIC BABYCAKE
A sculptural dessert that reveals the systemic violence lying beneath the sweet surface.

The performance was first shown at the collective symposium Around These Tables in KOELHUIS Immersive Experience Hub (Eindhoven, Netherlands)
The project was presented again as a nine-day installtion during Dutch Design Week 2024 and performed on four nights as part of both the public and seasonal programmes of United-C (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

Designed and produced in collaboration with Otti Ferraris, Andreas Berzdorf and Cakethingzzz.