Orgasms and Oppositions: Dani Ploeger’s ELECTRODE
Date
2013
Authors
Advisors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
ISSN
1054-2043
Volume Title
Publisher
The Drama Review
Type
Article
Peer reviewed
Yes
Abstract
In his performance installation, ELECTRODE (2011), Dani Ploeger repeatedly “fakes” orgasms. Using medical devices, digital sound synthesis, and graphs, Ploeger rigorously and specifically labors to replicate the sphincter muscle contraction pattern registered by an anonymous male subject during masturbation and orgasm. In so doing, Ploeger critically explores gender and abjection and creates a heightened, embodied presence.
Description
Keywords
Performance Art, body, gender, sexuality
Citation
Clarke, A. (2013) Orgasms and Oppositions: Dani Ploeger’s ELECTRODE’, ‘Critical Acts’. The Drama Review, 57: 3, pp. 158-163.