Miniature time sculpture for no audience

#performance

June 22, 2017

Pivoting away from an examination of the contemporary technologies that consume our lives, and toward forms of collectivity, care, solidarity , and an earnest interest in collective evolution , as this is urgent time.

The reversal of the spectacle is the shift from the visible to the invisible, from an outside to an unseen performance. The piece is being formed altogether by the set up, the suggestions and the reaction to these suggestions, the perception of the situation as a whole, the pre-conceived ideas, expectations and associations that come with the experience, and the new perceptions that might be triggered. The result is utterly singular, individual imagery which is the performance behind the curtains, behind the eyelashes, the stage remains seemingly empty, but it can still be a spectacle for someone else. Ultimately, we become our own spectators, we become a miniature time sculpture for no audience but ourselves.

sound track - https://stavers.bandcamp.com/track/all-my-life-combined

Materials:
Human bodies
The senses
Surface attached to bass transducers (translate sound frequencies into vibrations)
Sound frequencies
Soundscapes for siestas
Technology; close circuits
Aromatherapy
Indirect touch
Somatic practices
Flora (Lavender, Vetiver, Lemon, Rosemarie, Basilica, Mint, to name a few)
Minerals (both gemstones and natural stones)
Fabrics
Water bags

In close collaboration with Ezra Fieremans and Mikko Hyvönen