Framed through the lens of a reality TV series, a group of radical teenage girls seek a new way of being. Through figures both familiar and imagined, we are confronted with concepts such as debt, history, technology and time, which shape what is accepted as “real” in the world. As a way to refuse the storyline being forced upon them by the show’s producer, the teenage girls begin a practice of reality shifting; moving between worlds. Made in collaboration with a group of high school students, Reality or Not proposes a radical re-thinking of how we exist in our contemporary world, the revolutionary histories that underpin that and the emancipatory potential of imagining a new reality collectively. (Myriam Mouflih)

Cécile B. Evans is a Belgian-American artist living and working in London. Her work examines the value of emotions in contemporary societies, and their rebellion as they come into contact with the power structures that impact our daily lives. Her videos, which combine live action and digital animation, use narrative to negotiate the possibility of diverse realities within a common space. Selected solo exhibitions include Chateau Shatto, Los Angeles; Museo Madre, Naples; Tramway, Glasgow; mumok Vienna; and De Hallen Haarlem. Group exhibitions include Haus der Kunst, Munich; Renaissance Society Chicago; the 7th International Moscow Biennale; and Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Copenhagen. Public collections include The Museum of Modern Art, New York; The Rubell Family Collection, Miami; Whitney Museum of American Art, Amsterdam; and Castello di Rivoli, Turin.

Amos’ World (2018), What the Heart Wants (Installation, 2016), Hyperlinks or it Didn’t Happen (2014), How Happy a Thing Can Be (2014)