Sarah Ancelle Schönfeld's 'Tout Doux (Gong Bath)' Opens in Turin
In Turin, Quartz Studio presents 'Tout Doux (Gong Bath)', a solo exhibition by Berlin-based artist Sarah Ancelle Schönfeld (b. 1979). The show features three steel silhouettes with dancing, meditative poses, each fitted with gongs where the breasts would be. Viewers are invited to strike the brass discs, producing percussive sounds that evoke kinky subculture while channeling a mystical, apotropaic power. The works explore the condition and role of women throughout history, blending sculpture, sound, and ritual. The exhibition runs at Quartz Studio in Turin.
Key facts
- Sarah Ancelle Schönfeld is a Berlin-based artist born in 1979.
- The exhibition is titled 'Tout Doux (Gong Bath)'.
- The works are three steel silhouettes with gongs at the chest.
- The gongs are brass idiophones that viewers can strike.
- The exhibition is held at Quartz Studio in Turin.
- The show references kinky subculture and the sacred feminine.
- The works are described as apotropaic, warding off evil.
- The exhibition opened in 2022.
Entities
Artists
- Sarah Ancelle Schönfeld
Institutions
- Quartz Studio
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Berlin
- Germany