Sunken Works / who makes the rules

Under the title Sunken Works Ghaliah Conroy is working on a series of works around the theme of the Human Zoo, the 'exotic' exhibitions that took place in Europe well into the 20th century, where people of colour were displayed behind a fence. What effect does this history have on black women today?

After the dance film Sunken Works / don't BITE (a co-production between DansBrabant and Nederlandse Dansdagen), Ghaliah delves even deeper into the theme of 'looking and being looked at'. How do you relate to a gaze that reduces you to a stereotype? And how do you reclaim your autonomy?
Sunken Works / who makes the rules is an intimate live duet between a camera and a black body - at the same time, who makes the rules is a game between audience and performer. Who looks at whom, who decides, who follows... Anger, impotence and affection alternate in rapid succession. Sunken Works / who makes the rules is at times uncomfortable, at all times edgy and personal.