Melanie Bonajo (they/them) is a queer, non-binary, Dutch artist, filmmaker, feminist, sexological bodyworker, somatic sex coach and educator, cuddle workshop facilitator and animal rights activist. Through their videos, performances, photographs and installations, Mel examines current conundrums of co-existence in a crippling capitalistic systems, and address themes of eroding intimacy and isolation in an increasingly sterile, technological world.[1]
They research how technological advances and commodity based pleasures increase feelings of alienation, removing a sense of belonging in an individual, and their works present anti-capitalist methods to reconnect, explore sexualities, intimacies and feelings. Their experimental documentaries often explore communities living or working on the margins of society, either through illegal means or cultural exclusion, and the paradoxes inherent to ideas of comfort with a strong sense for community, equality, and body-politics. Their work has been exhibited and screened internationally, from the Tate Modern, MoMA PS1, to De Appel Arts Centre and Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam to Manifesta 12, the Gwanjou Biennale, the Center for Contemporary Art, Warsaw, the Kunsthalle Basel, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), the Berlinale, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and Treefort Film Fest.[2]
^Frank, Priscilla. "Meet The High Priestess Of The Anti-Selfie, Dutch Artist Melanie Bonajo", "Huffington Post", 2 November 2015. Retrieved on 7 April 2016.
^"Isa Genzken Door De Ogen Van Melanie Bonajo - Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam." 1 January 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
MelanieBonajo (they/them) is a queer, non-binary, Dutch artist, filmmaker, feminist, sexological bodyworker, somatic sex coach and educator, cuddle workshop...
Lumiere of the French Institute in London in April 2019, featuring MelanieBonajo, Maria Dimitrova, Chloe Aridjis, Dineo Seshee Bopape, Emanuele Coccia...
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Dick El Demasiado (2016) 'Communication with the Non-Human' curated by MelanieBonajo (2016) 'we do the voodoo - play on continuity and rhythm from one artist...
systems, and how to restore our relationship with machines. Dutch artist MelanieBonajo made a video for the exhibition titled Progress vs Regress. It depicts...
Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne. Artists: Catherine Bell, MelanieBonajo, Brown Council, Catherine or Kate, Patty Chang, Guerrilla Girls, Hotham...
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featuring works by artists including William Kentridge, Andres Serrano, and MelanieBonajo, whose message was that technology can function like a prison. Gevers...
Archived from the original on 30 March 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2008. Bonajo, Melanie (21 May 2008). "NVU WITH CARRI MUNDEN AKA CASSETTE PLAYA". Diane, A...
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