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Photo by April Manarang
Tess Martens (she/her) graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Master of Fine Art focusing on performance art in 2018. In her art practice, personal experiences are re-contextualized through performances. Between 2019-2020, she traveled and performed in 4 performance residencies in 4 different countries. She worked closely with Marilyn Arsem, La Pocha Nostra, VestAndPage and Andrigo & Aliprandi. She actively performs in Ontario and Quebec; may it be an official performance for festivals, galleries and artist run centers or performing more underground and relying on self to just create!
PINCH ME!
IS THIS REAL?
2024
PINCH CABARET #27
BUTTON FACTORY,
WATERLOO, ONTARIO
PHOTOGRAPHY BY PHI DOAN
Tongue Tied, 2024
Trial Runners,
Ed Video,
Guelph, Ontario
Photography by Maddie Lychek
I'M NOT THE RIGHT FIT,
2023,
LEGS Toronto, OCADU, Toronto, Ontario
Photography by Henry Chan
Ode to Katherine, 2023
Gary Kirkham
Bo Bardos
Video: Miles Rufelds
KROKA: Sasquatch/Big Foot Burlesque
Photos by John McG
BOOB TUBE, 2022
with Brian Schirk and Jonah Strub
Sled Construction: 101
Studio 303 Residency, Montreal, QC
Photos:
Kimora Byol Lemoine
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