Dance performance, 15 min
Saliva, once contained within it, ceases to belong there, becoming unnecessary — and at times even taking control of the movement, transforming the body into a function.
The constant shift between acting and subservience creates a space of uncertainty.
The constant shift between acting and subservience creates a space of uncertainty.
Idea, Performance: Asya Ashman
Curation: Anastasia Proshutinskaya, SDVIG
Photo: screenshots of video by Yana Isaenko
Pages from the book: "Strange Dance: Theories and Histories around Dance Performance in Russia", Anna Kozonina (Garage publishing program in collaboration with Artguide Editions, 2021)
Curation: Anastasia Proshutinskaya, SDVIG
Photo: screenshots of video by Yana Isaenko
Pages from the book: "Strange Dance: Theories and Histories around Dance Performance in Russia", Anna Kozonina (Garage publishing program in collaboration with Artguide Editions, 2021)
This work has appeared as an intervention, but it is fluid and has the potential to exist in other formats.
Now, the viewer can witness a brief phase in the life of a special body, moving under the influence of fluidity and chance. It remains unknown how long this body has lived like this or how much longer it will continue to do so.
Now, the viewer can witness a brief phase in the life of a special body, moving under the influence of fluidity and chance. It remains unknown how long this body has lived like this or how much longer it will continue to do so.
Spit, 2019