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"Eva" is a sequence shot from an audiovisual performative video art piece that simulates an acting test, where a naked female body is positioned within the iconic biblical imagery of Eve and Adam. The performance is directed by a male voice behind the camera, guiding the attempt to embody and conform to these archetypal representations.

Bianca Turner works across a diverse array of mediums, including video, video art, video performances, video installations, expanded cinema, audiovisual actions, urban interventions, and video mapping. Her practice critically engages with the concept of the archive as an imperialist imposition, while also exploring how time and space can be expanded through audiovisual technologies and video projection, particularly in relation to the human body. Turner holds a BA in Design and Performance Practice from Central Saint Martins (2011, London) and a Master's in Scenography from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (2013, London). Her career has seen her participate in prominent exhibitions, such as BIENALSUR and the 2023 exhibition Ese Frágil Equilibrio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, as well as Mulheres em Luta! Archives of Political Memory at the Memorial of Resistance in São Paulo, Brazil (2023). Turner also collaborated with Neo Muyanga and the Collective Legítima Defesa on the opening performance of the 34th São Paulo Biennial (2020). Other notable appearances include the Verbo Festival of Performance Art (2018, 2022, Vermelho Gallery), the 40th Arte Pará and the 1st Salon of Art of Goiás (2022, MAC), the 46th SARP (MARP) in 2021, and the SSA Mapping Festival (2018, 2023). She also participated in the Reencontre Audiovisualle #7 in Lille (2024), with Honorable Mention from the Jury. Her work, which she defines as expanded video, utilizes video mapping, video performances, and video art to challenge and expand the notions of time-space, while reclaiming narratives and interrogating the role of archives in shaping history.