Halfway in between parties, films, theater plays and the carnivalesque, Chetwynd’s work directs us towards an energizing landscape that considers iconic moments of cultural history as a way to trigger a critique to morality, and the standardization of life. Introducing fun and humor as part of the creative processes brings a sense of joy that is deeply embedded in surrealism.

In their work the artistic duo from Lithuania explores the synthetic and natural connections of materials as a form of revealing the inner processes of Capitalism and the Anthropocene. Their interest in biology, design, and art history brings them to consider formal and material concerns recalling the intentions of the avant-garde.

As a multimedia artist, choreographer, musician, and actor, Portnoy has questioned the limits of participation in art by expanding on absurdity, ambiguity, and the unexpected. His latest pieces place the spectator and performers in situations that address the construction of racism and sexism. Known for his formulation of Relational Stalinism, Portnoy describes this as a way to “reengineer the logic, language and movements of human exchange, to give us new rules on how to be and act together.”