Cade Moga
REST
Cade Moga
An interactive durational performance that explores the withdrawal of labor as a powerful tool of resistance. The work is inspired by a global movement that emerged in China called Tǎng Píng (“”Lay Flat””), in which youth protested exploitative labor conditions by collectively lying down on public roads. The performance begins with Cade in drag inspired by luxury sleepwear, interviewing and recording the voices of passersby. Then, Cade will REST inside a coffin-shaped bed. The audience can look for the word REST, which will be illuminated on the headboard as part of the installation.
Performance 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Cade Moga is a non-binary artist from Curitiba, Brazil, who works in the fields of performance, installation, and video. Influenced by the intersections of queerness in body horror cinema and magical realism in South American literature, Cade constructs surreal worlds exposing the absurdity of societal expectations, such as the daily production of surplus value within a Capitalist arena. Cade was a lead performer and creative collaborator in Seek Bromance, a work that received a Silver Lion at the Venice Biennale in the theater category.