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gender* reveal* party*
Performance
2024
Photography: United-C
 A performance that serves up a critical take on viral gender reveal rituals. 
Slicing with 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.

→ 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).

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.



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