Our Cold Loves by Ariane Loze

A video and intimate performance for 22 people, led by video artist Ariane LozeOur Cold Loves combines video and performance to explore love in the digital age. Blending cinema and theatre, it introduces audiences to 22 characters seeking intimacy on dating apps such as Tinder and invites the audience to embody these characters from the world of online dating while questioning the underlying mechanisms at play. In this intimate community, gathered around a dining table, you and your table companions, accompanied by Ariane Loze, will reassemble fragments of dialogue into a new montage of the video (in English). Presented by the Consulate General of Belgium in Hong Kong for The Belgian Days. Recommended for ages 16+.Ariane Loze (born 1988, Brussels) is a video artist who performs in her works. She pares down her production means to the fundamental elements, aiming to explore the connection between her body, the camera, and the viewers. Her work highlights the relativity of perspectives and the evolution of identity through the principles of cinematic editing. Various characters in her œuvre reflect the multiplicity of identity and the resulting inner confrontations. Ariane Loze studied at RITCS (Brussels), participated in A. pass (Antwerp), and is a laureate of HISK (Ghent). Her works have been exhibited in numerous European and international institutions, including Kanal - Centre Pompidou (Brussels, Belgium), EMST (Athens, Greece), Shandong Museum (Jinan, China), and S.M.A.K (Ghent, Belgium). She is represented by Galerie Michel Rein (Paris/Brussels).