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Cilt 7, Sayı 50  Ekim 2018  (ISSN: 2146-9903, E-ISSN: 2147-3056)
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1539258997 EXPERIENCING PAIN: GINA PANE’S PERFORMANCES

Gina Pane’s performances were also based on pain. The artist’s priority was to problematize
the pain experienced due to the sex discrimination and represent it in her performances. She
also cared about societal pains. The essentialist discourse adopted by the feminist policies
of the time brought forward some of the differences which distinguish female from the other
sex. Pane, as an artist, stated that the female sensitivity, sentiment and fertility were critical
to define woman, which she exhibited by means of her body. During her performances, Pane
cared about the lack of distance to the audience and her presence as a real being. In order to
make the audience feel the pain she experienced during her performances and increase the
impact on the audience, she faced potentially dangerous situations by cutting and making
her body bleed with sharp objects and pushed the limits of her body.

Keywords:
Pain, body, Gina
Pane, Performance,
Essentialist