A pioneer of video and computer art, Analivia Cordeiro has been exploring the relationships between the body, movement, visual and audiovisual art, and media art since the early 1970s. 

Her groundbreaking work »M3x3« from 1973 is considered the first video artwork in South America and internationally as one of the first dance choreographies specially conceived for video and computer notation. The retrospective »Analivia Cordeiro. From Body to Code« at the ZKM presents for the first time an overview of the complete works of the artist, dancer and choreographer. Her early computer-based video dances and video artworks from the 1970s and 1980s, together with interactive installations, photographs, drawings and sculptures from 1990 to the present, provide a comprehensive insight into the artist's multimedia work. 

Cordeiro's works open up numerous perspectives for experiencing body movement. Therefore, the exhibition invites visitors to re-experience their own body dances in space through interactive installations and a dance motion capture app developed by the artist. The principle of the artist becomes clear in the exhibition: "No matter what age, no matter how much experience in dance, everyone can learn about movement."

The exhibition is part of the program series  "Female Perspectives"  at the ZKM, dedicated to female positions in media art. The artists are Soun-Gui Kim, Marijke van Warmerdam, Analivia Cordeiro and Ulrike Rosenbach.

As part of the exhibition, the ZKM is publishing an English-language publication on the artist's work.