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AntiGonna
The performance represents a poignant reminder of the devastating impact of russian terrorism and the terrible toll it exacts on all who are affected by it. Through its bold and innovative use of both theatrical and documentary elements, it highlights the profound importance of confronting the harsh realities of our world with creativity and imagination. Ultimately, the performance is a call to action, inspiring us to strive for a peaceful and just world cured of the horrors of terrorism.
Under the artistic name AntiGonna and production AntiGonStaff is Oksana Andreieva (b.1986, Vinnytsia, Ukraine). She is an independent filmmaker, artist, actress and producer. Her practice spans experimental documentary, video art, VR 360, theatrical performance, photography, and installation, exploring the themes of fear, violence, death, and magical rituals through new perspectives on sexuality. Based previously in Kyiv and Warsaw, since 2022 she has lived and worked in Paris.
In AntiGonna’s art, porn horrors form a genre that combines elements of porn and horror in such a way that they neutralize each other’s consumer appeal. The aesthetics and narrative resemble rituals meant to tame the terror of existence by giving it a prop-like form. These rituals attempt to domesticate the horror of life, while also exposing hidden mechanisms of survival. Her practice also investigates the processing of personal identity, the comprehension of various aspects of sexuality and gender identity — hence, AntiGonStaff’s artistic activity is inseparable from working with trauma.
AntiGonna’s projects generally verge on experimental cinematography, performance and theatrical production, and sometimes employ media installations and photography. The main themes in her practice include fear, sex, and death in the public imagination. Her work is autobiographical, yet her imagery remains strictly metaphorical and used as a tool of expression. In her view, prohibitions and taboos keep public consciousness under pressure, but what they require is not concealment or condemnation, but the opposite — open discussion, allowing each individual to confront their own “self.”
