Guildor on Language, Performance, and Intersubjectivity
Guildor, an artist with a master's in Fine Art from the Royal College of Art (2017), explores intersubjectivity in contemporary communication through performance and language. His practice, presented at venues like Platform Southwark, Bolton Museum Gallery, Uppsala Konstmuseum, and Galeria Labyrinth in Lublin, uses humor and absurdity to challenge normativity and offer alternatives to spectacle. In an interview with Davide Dal Sasso, Guildor discusses his focus on language's limits and possibilities, emphasizing immediate access for viewers while allowing layered interpretation. He describes performance as a set of 'minimum instructions' that evolve through performer and audience interaction, exemplified by his 2016 six-hour work 'Welcome to the Context,' where eight performers changed colored t-shirts based on audience attire, creating spontaneous choreography. Guildor's recent works incorporate verbal language, moving beyond conceptual constraints toward poetic freedom.
Key facts
- Guildor earned a master's in Fine Art from the Royal College of Art in 2017.
- His performances have been held at Platform Southwark, Bolton Museum Gallery, Uppsala Konstmuseum, and Galeria Labyrinth in Lublin.
- He uses humor and absurdity to create space for the strange and bizarre.
- Guildor's work focuses on language, its limits, and possibilities.
- He prioritizes immediate access for viewers while enabling deep interpretation.
- His 2016 performance 'Welcome to the Context' lasted six hours with eight performers.
- Performers changed t-shirts based on audience colors, following 'minimum instructions.'
- Guildor's recent works embrace verbal language, moving beyond conceptual constraints.
Entities
Artists
- Guildor
- Davide Dal Sasso
- Umberto Eco
Institutions
- Royal College of Art
- Platform Southwark
- Bolton Museum Gallery
- Uppsala Konstmuseum
- Galeria Labyrinth
- Nahmad Projects
- Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca
- Artribune
Locations
- London
- Bolton
- Uppsala
- Lublin
- Sweden
- Poland
- United Kingdom
- Italy