This Biopolitical Arena compiles a selection of works from the last decade of Marie Thams’ multidisciplinary art practice, focusing on her use of voice. With palpable nerve, emotional reach and an analytical gaze, Thams explores the cultural and political structures of our age – including gender, equity, productivity and work. Drawing on her lived experience and using her own voice and language, the artist dissects and dismantles structures and patterns in works to which the body is always central.
The book features texts from Thams’ sound installations, performances and films, published here for the first time together with visualisations of her voice compositions. Opening new doors to how to unfold and experience sound and performance works in print, This Biopolitical Arena invites readers to challenge societal norms and reflect on labour, power and life.