Marianna Simnett — Fountain, Circus (2026), Secession

In Circus at Vienna’s Secession, Fountain (2026) turns a urinating female figure into a neon apparition, suspended between obscenity and ritual protection. Drawing on a gesture from Balkan folklore, Marianna Simnett makes the body an instrument of defence and unsettles the boundary between vulnerability and power.

Marianna Simnett, Fountain : silhouette féminine en néon et arc lumineux dans une salle sombre.

Marianna Simnett — Fountain, Circus (2026), Secession

In Circus at Vienna’s Secession, Fountain (2026) turns a urinating female figure into a neon apparition, suspended between obscenity and ritual protection. Drawing on a gesture from Balkan folklore, Marianna Simnett makes the body an instrument of defence and unsettles the boundary between vulnerability and power.

Vidéo / Video : Max Reinhold, Secession. Source