The Silvana Experiments (2006)

Burrowed into a makeshift room under the stairs lives Silvana, an Eastern European prostitute, and 5 other trafficked and brutalized women. Trapped by the punishing threats of their pimp, the women sit among pastel lace and stale cigarettes, luring visitors into the unforgiving world of sex for sale, with all its harrowing details. The installation, which also featured a 90 minute video, explored the visceral reality of modern day slavery, and its marginalization in everyday society.

Date: 20th of June to 9th of July, 2006

Place: Kunstforeningen Gammel Strand, Gl. Strand 48, Copenhagen, Denmark

Concept, Direction, Set and Media Design: Arthur & Signa Köstler

Production: SIGNA

Devising Ensemble: (in alphabetical order)
Arthur Köstler as as Gabriel
Birgitte Klæbel as Natasha
Camilla Bonde as Tatjana
Frank Bätge as Sebastian
Julie Arndal Engstrand as Natalia
Mary as Mary
Signa Köstler as Silvana
Zille Gellert as Nina

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