It Is Indeed a Dance

Polina Masevnina

About this exposition

It Is Indeed a Dance is a project exploring the emotional, psychological, and cultural shifts within contemporary romantic discourse. Using the metaphor of dance as a dynamic, often asymmetrical interplay between self and other, the project investigates love and post-love conditions marked by ambivalence, hyper-awareness, and emotional fatigue. Drawing on concepts such as limerence, attachment theory, fantasy bonding, and “situationships,” it examines how psychological language has entered everyday dating vocabulary—shaping not only how we talk about love, but how we experience it. Through autotheoretical writing, visual media and spatial compositions, the project seeks to map and mediate intimate dynamics in an era where connection feels both over-analyzed and elusive. It reflects on the contradictions of contemporary intimacy, where vulnerability is praised but rarely safe, and communication is vital yet often ineffective in post-romantic conditions.

type	research exposition
keywords	artistic research, contemporary love discourse, post-romantic, intimacy, experimental writing, conceptual metaphor, dance, dating culture, intermedia, zines, temporary media, autotheory, deconstruction, diagrams, image schema, Topic-specific keywords: popular psychology, limerance, therapyspeak, girlhood, zine
date	22/09/2025
published	22/12/2025
last modified	22/12/2025
status	published
affiliation	FFA BUT
copyright	Polina Masevnina
license	CC BY-NC-ND
language	English
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/3878908/3878909
published in	FFA BUT – Faculty of Fine Arts, Brno University of Technology
portal issue	1. 2025

name	The Shift to Person Addiction - Intro
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name	Navigation – Installation
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name	Trapped in the Liminality of Contemporary Romance
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name	IT IS INDEED A DANCE: FIGURES. YOU, ME, THAT ONE, ANOTHER ONE: Phase 5
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name	IT IS INDEED A DANCE: FIGURES. YOU, ME, THAT ONE, ANOTHER ONE: Phase 6
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name	YOU Poster
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name	Instructions Scenario
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name	This Could Be Us Print
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name	Devochky 1
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name	Devochky 2
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name	Devochky 3
copyright	Polina Masevnina
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name	Devochky 4
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name	Devochky 5
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name	Devochky 6
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name	Devochky 7
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name	Devochky 8
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name	Devochky 9
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name	Devochky 10
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name	Devochky 11
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name	Devochky zine
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name	Don’t You Think It’s Time for Limerence?
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name	Condoms
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name	Reassurance as a Form of Protection - Closeup
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name	sipka_back_white
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name	ORAL FIXATION
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name	ORAL FIXATION 2
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name	Installation It Is Indeed a Dance
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name	Installation It Is Indeed a Dance II
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name	Installation 4
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