POOL 7 by Nora Turato
with an intervention by Nora Turato at 6.30pm
Thursday May 21, 6pm
pool7, Nora Turato’s latest performance, premiered in June 2025 at Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) London and was subsequently staged at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna; and Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin. In contrast to previous performances, no video recording of pool 7 exists. Instead, Turato recorded a direct-to-disc vinyl at Record Industry, Haarlem in November last year. The record has been released in an edition of 500 as a commission by the Stedelijk Museum, with support from Ammodo, the Mondriaan Fund, and Stichting Niemeijer Fonds. The record’s launch will take place on May 21 at 6:00 pm at San Serriffe Amsterdam, with a special intervention by the artist at 6:30 pm.
With pool 7, Turato sought to reclaim language in an era dominated by AI-generated content. This marked a shift in her practice. Previously, Turato drew from the flood of language found online and on social media, engaging with its seductive, detached surfaces. In pool 7, she turned inward, working entirely with self-written material that is fragile, personal, angry, and deeply embodied. In the performance, language emerged through the body—through convulsions, tremors, sighs, and other movements. The performance at Stedelijk was curated by Melanie Bühler.