LODIE KARDOUSS

A CONTEMPORARY TALE

(...) the unsettling nature of its central plot: a prince arrives at a castle and kisses an unknown, bedridden woman without her consent, presented as the hero who saves the day.

Sleeping Beauty (+) is a performance that turns into an installation. It takes place among visitors. Lodie Kardouss lies with her eyes closed. One arm stretched out towards an inflatable ring.

“What is the most valuable between a performer, a jewel and handmade pedestals?”

By superimposing the symbolism of jewelry onto the archaic tales of childhood that have shaped the construction and development of countless generations of men and women, Sleeping Beauty (+) invites us to rethink our imagined romantic values and to question our own identity, as questions of risk and and consent, feminism and patriarchy, feminism patriarchy come into play.

Concept, designs and performance: Lodie Kardouss

Technical execution: Lodie Kardouss

Live duration: a performance that turns into an installation through audience intervention

Production: Lodie Kardouss Studio

Special thanks to: Brussels Jewellery Week, Mad Home of Creators, Max Gielis and Pieter T'Jonck

Presented in Brussels (BE) during the opening ceremony of the Brussels Jewelry Week at MAD Home of Creators (2022)

       Once upon a time, there was a princess in a beautiful kingdom. During a lunar eclipse, she pricked her finger and fell asleep. A bird landed next to her and turned into a fairy. With a wave of the fairy’s wand, a beautiful gold ring with a large diamond appeared next to the hand of the princess.

       The ring began to inflate like a balloon ! It was said in the kingdom that “size does not matter” and “all that glitters is not gold.

       As the population recovered from the epidemic and regained a sense of community, everyone watched, talked and even laughed at her. The princess remained asleep.

       Someone ██████████ ███████████████████████ ███ princess awoke.

       ██████████ ███████████contemporary jewelry,█ ██████████ ██████ █████████████████ new way.████ the epilogue is a happy one.

Review by Pieter T'Jonck