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"Essence "

Performance installation since 2016

Bergen International Performance Art Festival - Live Performance Essence, Bergen Kunsthalle, Bergen,14.–16.10.2016

         
         

Concept

The artist stands on a transparent plexiglass plate, that has been colored red. The artist wears a costume that is equipped with many sharp objects such as knives, an axe, a scraper, etc. The objects are attached to the costume. She distributes these utensils on the red surface and begins to scrape off the red color. The more she scratches, the more you see the transparent Plexiglas plate underneath and the writing installed under the Plexiglas on the floor. The loud scratching exerts a force on the Plexiglas and the audience. Under the transparent glas plate, letters slowly become visible until a sentence becomes recognizable: "THE DIGNITY OF MAN IS INVIOLABLE", which corresponds to Article 1 of the German constitutional law (Grundgesetz). Here the transparent Plexiglas is damaged, but not the words and their meaning, which are under the Plexiglas. The red color and the actions of the artist stand for the many crises worldwide. With each word that the artist reveals, the question of the meaning of the sentence becomes louder and is answered when the sentence is visible and understood.

Equipment

Red paint, plexiglass, sharp objects (knife, axe, scraper etc.), white lettering, costumes

Dauer

45 min.

Vorlage

Camera and Photo: BIPAF Bergen

Costume / Costumedesign: Nezaket Ekici

Dresscutter / Stylistin: Rita Quinta

Production: Kurt Johannessen

Assistant: Julian David Bolivar