Tsuneko Taniuchi

Tsuneko Taniuchi’s practice focuses on creating situations that blur the boundaries between art and everyday life. Since 1995, she has developed the concept of “micro-events,” participatory performances that establish temporary contexts in which roles and behaviours are reconfigured. Taking the form of staged encounters or improvised social situations, these dispositifs invite participants to adopt specific positions and scenarios. The artist examines how identities are performed and negotiated, testing the limits of social conventions and open moments of uncertainty within familiar forms of exchange.