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This series of works follows the path of an ex-ballerina from pirouettes to transistors. In Coquetta, cosmetics resonate within makeup applicators that switch and generate voltages, while high heels are turned into noise machines. The vanity set becomes an Ambulant Beauty Salon. On stage, she starts altering her appearance while casting out sounds, applying rhythmic substances and voltages, up to the electronic lipstick application. 

With further focus on cosmetic mineralogy, she delves deeper into her lipstick to generate voltages and catch radio frequencies. Arsenic Ballerinas becomes the first piece of a trilogy of works that study intimacy in relation to the rise of war technologies. A swarm of lipsticks turn the intricate historical and political layers of this power object into a sounding capsule. Princess Atom, the second piece, is currently in the making.​​​​​​

© Ioana Vreme Moser 2026

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