Sweet Devil in Heaven is a site specific performance by artist Karim Boumjimar, specifically created for Galleri 1,4 m3 in the occasion of Art Matter Festival 2024.
The work is a site of queer resistance and transgression. Celebrating the body in all its diversity, Boumjimar’s performance challenge societal norms of beauty and representation. By inviting viewers to reflect on the ways heteronormative society oppresses queer individuals, his work posits nature as a space of freedom and acceptance.
Boumjimar seeks to unravel the relationship between the human body and the ecosystem, employing performative actions to push the boundaries of conventional depictions.
Central to Karim Boumjimar’s artistic practice is the belief in the potency of drawing and performance to capture and embody the essence of human mobility and connection. Boumjimar wish to dissect and analyze social and political issues, drawing inspiration from his active engagement with the natural world and the queer community.
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Galleri 1,4 m3
Galleri 1,4 m3
Facts
Karim Boumjimar (b. 1998) graduated from Central Saint Martins, London in 2017 and now lives and works in Copenhagen. Boumjimar works with drawing, photography, performance, sound, books, etc., and is also part of the performance collective Young Boy Dancing Club.