Overview
In her performance, Death is Certain, Eva Meyer-Keller uses sweet cherries as her protagonists. The stalks are removed from the fruit, but they are not washed or stoned. Instead, they are brutally attacked. Meyer-Keller takes care of this business herself, in a manner that turns the everyday into something brutal. The audience is reminded of both fictional celluloid deaths and the reality of the executioner.
This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 9
Visuals
Death is Certain
Eva Meyer-Keller
2002
Performance
Performance still
Photo by Alfredo Rubio
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