Stuntwoman! | ICOON

The shadow world of the stuntwoman in the spotlight and a tribute to the unique yet interchangeable body. She jumps out of the plane. She crashes the car. She breaks her bones. And as soon as the camera stops rolling, her name is erased.

In Stuntwoman! Ika Schwander and Lizzy Deacon delve into the shadow world of the stuntwoman: the body that embodies danger but must remain invisible. The double who breaks the fall but never gets the credit. The body from which the impossible is asked - and which is then brushed away. Highly precise stunt work and vulnerable moments alternate. For this, Ika collaborates with identical acrobat twin sisters Clementine and Grace Tonkin Wells (Guinness World Records holders for foot to foot trapeze hangings).

What drives a woman to seek risk? Who gets to be the embodiment of danger, and who ultimately gets to be in the spotlight? What do we lose when the body that actually falls is replaced by the body that takes in the flowers? When does authenticity give way to simulation?