melanie bonajo
When the body says Yes
Bodø
30.04.26
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25.10.26
About the exhibition
In April of 2026, the museum’s Bodø department will open an exhibition featuring the works of Dutch artist, filmmaker, sexological bodyworker, somatic sex coach and educator, melanie bonajo. The exhibition focuses on the video installation, When the body says Yes, which was first shown at the Dutch Pavilion during the 2022 Venice Biennale.
The result of a pleasure-positive camp attended by gender queer people from different parts of the world, the video installation addresses questions of touch and consent, bodily autonomy, and embodiment and intimacy. The exhibition also invites visitors to reflect on this, through the playful and soft scenography, conceived by melanie bonajo in collaboration with Théo Demans.