Antiseptisk Væske is a performance that explores and challenges taboos surrounding menstruation. Menstruation is a natural part of being a woman, yet it is often stigmatized and trivialized with nicknames like "Aunt Flo" and "Strawberry Week." This performance aims to normalize and bring visibility to menstruation as a natural bodily function, inviting the audience to reflect on their own perceptions.
The performance uses a looppedal and turntable to create a soundscape based on audience responses, while the choreography draws inspiration from the word "cycle." Documentary material from the performers’ own menstrual periods—including images, film, and logs of emotional and physical experiences—are woven into the choreography as a narrative tool. Antiseptic fluid is used symbolically to confront and raise awareness of the prejudices often associated with menstruation.
Antiseptisk Væske was showcased at Dansehallerne during Loona Night in Copenhagen in 2017, building on themes from the earlier work Flood Fuzz, which also addresses feminist liberation and the status of menstruation in contemporary society