BURLUNGIS

A grid of eight photos. Each of the photos shows the same person, dressed as the Virgin Mary and in typical poses of holy figures. Through the self-assembled clothing and details like an egg in a mouth, the photos appear ironic.

Letters to Pope Francis

Audio transcription. Have you ever felt like you are capable of performing miracles? Have you ever wished for widespread recognition of such a miracle? Have you been looking…

A line drawing. A woman stands beside a well, her right hand slightly extended as she throws powder into the opening of the well. The other hand holds a small cup. A banderole, a type of medieval speech banner, reads “Make them all sick.” She is wearing a wide brimmed hat, tunic, cloak, and gloves.

BURLUNGIS, POLITICS

Make Them All Sick: The Leper Plot of 1321

Audio version of text. Letter. Greetings and God’s blessing upon you my dear husband, Monsieur d’Allee, on this, the 2nd day of June, the year of our Lord…

BLOOD, BURLUNGIS, SPIRITUALITY

Acedia: A Dustiness of the Heart

Audio transcription. It’s the fourth century A.D. You’re a monk in the Egyptian desert, and you live in a hut not far from other monks. Every day…

A negative image of a dark blue watercolor drawing. It is a landscape panorama showing a small village with a church in the middle. Above the village there are thick stormy clouds.

BURLUNGIS, MILK, SPIRITUALITY, SWEAT

The Dancing Plague

Audio transcription. Saint Ulrich of Zell’s day, in the year of our Lord 1518. Strasbourg. On this fine morning I walked into the market with Herr Troffea, when…

A slightly desaturated close-up image of a rocky outcropping with many candles in reds, pastels, and whites, some textured and some not. Some of the the candles are burnt and wax has spread. Behind them, a small circular mirror in an ornate brass frame is visible, and small flat stones are arranged around the candles. A bone resembling a human femur is visible on the left side of the frame on a ceremonial plate, and natural green foliage is visible in the background.

BLOOD, BURLUNGIS, LYMPH

Excerpts from Plague’s Embrace

Audio transcription. Day 3 She was shivering like a baby unwrapped in the wind, adrenaline and espresso in her sweat. I wasn’t allowed fear until later —…

A vertical oval black shape on a white background. Inside the solid black oval, a red orange shape similar to a rock formation or brushstroke disappears into a stylized zig zag pattern that looks like reflections of light on water. At the top of the shape, the black outline of a person wearing a cowboy hat is visible. The black oval has feathered edges.

BLOOD, BURLUNGIS, QUEER LIFE

A Cowboy Walks Into a Bar

Audio transcription. A cowboy walks into a bar. The bar is closed indefinitely. A cowboy stays home where they’re losing the feeling of having a body that…

The video still shows a close-up of an eye that is staring directly into the camera. The pupil reflects light source.

ART & MULTIMEDIA, BURLUNGIS, LYMPH, QUEER LIFE, SWEAT, TEARS

they have lost paradise

Audio transcription. wtf is that? That sounds like a letter, a manifesto, a trail of lost academicism, a flirting, a tutorial, a performative writing, a conjuration. …

A black line drawing on a white background by Andres Aragoneses, featuring the silhouettes of two heads, facing one another closely. The silhouette in the foreground is decorated with wavy lines, positioned with its mouth close to the ear of the silhouette in the background, which is decorated with dots around where the voice of the front head might be whispering or breathing.

BLOOD, BURLUNGIS, SEXUALITY

What’s always among us: A letter to the dance floor

“Let’s face it. We’re undone by each other. And if we’re not, we’re missing something. This seems so clearly the case with grief, but it can be so only because…

A 15th century depiction of Ivar and his brother Ubba sailing to England. Ivar and Ubba stand in the front of the ship each wearing armor, a weapon resembling a spear and a crown. They are surrounded by multiple people also wearing armor and holding up weapons. The waves and clouds that surround the ship indicate a stormy sea.

BLOOD, BURLUNGIS, SALIVA

Ivar’s Sea

Audio transcription. Historical Anecdotes: Ivar the Boneless (Ívarr hinn Beinlausi) was a 9th century Viking leader who is best known for leading, alongside his brothers, a large…

The photo shows an exhibition view of Burlungis from outside. The double doors of the gallery space Galerie im Turm are wide open. Above, the gallery name is lettered in metal on the stone wall. The stage installation by Irene Fernandez Arcas is visible inside.

BURLUNGIS, SWEAT

BURLUNGIS – the photos

Aye, aye! The gates of BURLUNGIS, our medieval universe and the landscape of our discursive program has closed. Surrounded by mist and mud, it all began as a stage for…