Alina Kisina's Photography Exemplifies Performatism as Post-Postmodern Movement

In his 2010 piece for ARTMargins Online, Raoul Eshelman presents "performatism" as a fresh artistic era that follows postmodernism, setting it apart from Nicolas Bourriaud's concept of "altermodernism." He characterizes performatism by examining the dichotomies of order versus disorder and immanence versus transcendence. The article features Ukrainian photographer Alina Kisina, born in 1983, who relocated to Edinburgh in 2003 and currently resides in London. Her photographic series "The City of Home," captured in Kiev, depicts orderly, spiritualized environments. Eshelman juxtaposes her work with that of postmodern photographers like Lee Friedlander and Thomas Ruff. Kisina employs a "double framing" technique that fosters a cohesive order. Additionally, the article critiques postmodernism's irony and discusses Bourriaud's 2009 Tate Triennial exhibition, emphasizing performatism's stance against globalization.