“Going up the down escalator (looking for a neutral path) is the culmination of the artist’s long-suffering pursuit of body neutrality. Forever fretting over what to consume and what to expel (both physically and artistically), intestines eventually became Prousky’s muse. In a pair of performances for the CAFKA biennial, she will parade through public spaces in downtown Kitchener-Waterloo, dressed as a sexy intestine. Strutting confidently along King Street, as it seamlessly blends from King Street East, to West, to South, to North, starting in Kitchener and crossing over into Waterloo, Prousky will be followed by a paparazzi-style photographer. She will eventually arrive at Ethel’s Lounge, whereupon and when-upon you are cordially invited to join her for a burger and a beer. Similarly, for Kitchener’s Ribfest, members of the public are invited to dine with Prousky, dressed in her glamourous intestinal costume. Admiring the radical indifference and quiet power of our intestines, Prousky proposes that by honouring them we honour the various processes that keep us moving, even when we feel stuck.”
Photos by Alan Zeberek
