Zen Marie

In Urban Scénos Johannesburg

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photos : Sammy Baloji

Zen Marie created a street performance working with local young fashionistas, shop-front sale announcers and his assistant Kagiso Mnisi. Entitled “The Red Carpet”, it consisted of impromptu fashion shows at various locations (Small Street, Plain Street) where both informal and formal commerce intersected. The participants displayed and ‘vogued’ their wear wherever the carpet was laid out. Sound was provided by a portable cd-player.. In a second edition, Marie acted at his alter ego D Khan, and walked through the streets dressed as a dandy, pulling a black roller-suitcase which was in fact a sound system that played Miles Davis at high volume. Assistants ran ahead and rolled out the carpet in dedicated locations for Khan. Both performances instantly drew large audiences, instigating a number of questions around the role of fashion in relation to the performance of identity. Video documentation of both performances as well as a photographic still was displayed at the Art Fair.

Zen Marie / The red carpet / Johannesburg 2009 from Urban Scénos on Vimeo.

_joburgzenmarie_95725_zen3wPhotogrammes : François Duconseille

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In Urban Scénos Dakar 

 

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Photos : François Duconseille

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In Urban Scénos St Denis 

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with Bettina Malcomess

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Zen Marie

Afrique du Sud / South Africa
artiste plasticien, performeur / visual artist, performer

Zen Marie est née à Durban en Afrique du Sud, en 1980. Il a étudié la photographie au Market Photo Workshop en 1995 et par la suite obtenu un diplôme  BAFA (avec distinction) en sculpture, à l’Université de Cape Town en 2001.

Parallèlement à cette formation artistique Marie a ensuite poursuivi deux cursus de troisième cycle: une résidence de 2 annnées à de-ateliers à Amsterdam et une maîtrise à l’Amsterdam School of Cultural Analysis, basée à l’Université d’Amsterdam, où il obtient son diplôme en 2006. Zen Marie enseigne actuellement à la WITS School of Arts de Johannesburg, où il enseigne aux étudiants de premier cycle, ainsi qu’il supervise les étudiants n Master. Zen Marie expose en Afrique du sud et à l’étranger, il a récemment remporté l’un des principaux prix du Spier Contemporary Awards 2010. Zen Marie a été en résidence à Raw Material Company à Dakar en janvier et février 2012.

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Zen Marie was born in Durban South Africa, in 1980. He studied photography at the Market Photo Workshop  in 1995 and thereafter completed a BAFA degree (with distinction) majoring in sculpture, at the University of Cape Town in 2001.

Alongside this artistic training Marie went on to pursue two post graduate studies: a two year studio residency at de-ateliers in Amsterdam and a Masters degree at the Amsterdam School of Cultural Analysis, based at the University of Amsterdam where he graduated in 2006.  Marie currently lectures at the WITS School of Arts, where he tutors senior undergraduate students, as well as supervises Masters students. Marie exhibits art locally and internationally and recently won one of the top awards at Spier Contemporary 2010. Zen Marie was in residency at Raw Material Company from 2nd January to 14th February 2012

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