The project “Female Bodies” consists of two parts. In the first research phase, Lina Lev spent three months investigating the representation of female bodies in visual arts from the 1400s onwards. She explored how female bodies are portrayed, what expressions and gestures they convey, and how these representations have influenced the understanding of women and their bodies up to the present day. Throughout this phase, she continuously shared her “work in progress” with the public as part of Edan Gorlicki’s “Building-Actions” program. The project was conducted in cooperation with the eponymous exhibition Frauenkörper at the Kurpfälzisches Museum Heidelberg.

In the second part, Lina Lev continued her research in collaboration with dancer Nemanja Bošković. They focused on the relationship between man and woman, painter and model, and the process of how being seen through gender roles shapes perception. The performance (OP)POSING BODIES was presented on February 19th and 20th, 2022, at the Kurpfälzisches Museum Heidelberg. The project was supported by the Ministry of Science, Research and Culture Baden-Württemberg, the Ministry of Culture Heidelberg, and INTER-ACTIONS / Edan Gorlicki.


Concept | Choreography: Lina Lev
Photography © Patrick Sobottka