WESTERN FRONT – Why Banana?

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Why Banana?

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In Why Banana?, Anna Banana reflects on the persona she’s cultivated over ten years. Through this performance, she considers her adopted name, which often prompts others to question her choices while neglecting the oddities in their own lives and the world around them. The work presents a montage of unquestioned, contemporary lifestyles to challenge viewers' perceptions of what is truly absurd.

In black and white, Anna Banana is seen walking down the aisle of an audience, smoking a faux cigarette and holding a shopping basket in the crook of her arm, gazing ahead. Her hair rests in a light coloured bob, and she wears a light coloured short-sleeved button down, tucked into high-waisted dark pants. The image is double exposed, you can see Anna again to the right, from a further point of view.

In black and white Anna Banana is seen in the spotlight, walking down the aisle of an audience. Her arms are crossed in an x and held tight to her chest, and she looks down at the shopping basket held in the crook of one arm. Her hair rests in a light coloured bob, and she wears a light coloured short-sleeved button down, tucked into high-waisted dark pants.

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Anna Banana, Why Banana?, photo documentation, Sep 24, 1982.
Anna Banana, Why Banana?, photo documentation, Sep 24, 1982.

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