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source: nellapatellacoza

In these works Du Preez/Gui aim to question the mapping of relation, by means of interactivity. Taking inspiration from the works of performance artist Marina Abramovic and Ulay, du Preez/Gui use their ‘bodies’ to explore the parameters that drive the dynamics of a symbiotic relationship.

The first in this series brings together documented performance exercises presented in endless loops. These loops of relation are driven by their relationship and aim to generate new meaning with regards to the social constructions of ‘the self’ and ‘the other’.
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source: nelmariedupreezcoza

As a South African artist split between London and Pretoria, I perform multiple roles as computer programmer, videographer, composer and performance artist. My art practice mainly serves as a means to ponder, transform and satisfy my own socio-political anxieties. Here Art and Science allow me to uncover the causes and symptoms of my somewhat schizophrenic concerns. Through the use of masquerade, mimicry and humour I navigate my entrapment within the post-human and postcolonial conditions with an emphasis on the fragility of relation and ultimately the politics and value of trust.

BIO

Nelmarie du Preez (b. 1985) is a South African artist based in London and Pretoria, working in the fields of performance, photography, video and computational arts. She recently completed her MFA Fine Art (with distinction) at Goldsmiths, University of London, where she also completed her MA in Computational Arts (with distinction) in 2013. She also holds a BA in Audiovisual Multimedia from the University of South Africa.

She has exhibited internationally in London, New York, Buenos Aires and Berlin as well as major cities in South Africa. In the past year she has been shortlisted for five significant international art awards.
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Nelmarie du Preez (b. 1985) is a South African artist, currently based in London, working in the fields of performance, photography and computational arts. Her practice revolves around issues of socio-political identity stemming from the self-other relation. She engages with various notions of otherness and other-ing and the limited representations thereof.
Du Preez is a graduate from MFA Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London. She recently also completed her MA in Computational Arts at Goldsmiths (with distinction). She has exhibited internationally in London, New York and Berlin as well as major cities in South Africa (Johannesburg, Cape Town and Pretoria). In 2012 she completed her Advanced Diploma in Visual Arts with highest distinction. Du Preez holds a BA in Audiovisual Multimedia as well as BA in Theology and Pshychology.