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2021

Performance

Bubble wrap, textile

Costume 700 cm x 300 cm (275.5 in x 118.1 in)

Undergraduate diploma work at ZHdK, Zürich CH

The 02:37 minutes long video documentation of the performance I CAN FLOAT, MY FRIENDS captures from above how the protagonist floats in water. The costume appears to simultaneously encase and expand the performer’s body – measuring almost three times her height. The work comes alive thanks to the movement of the surrounding water. The waves' motion, at once choreographic and sculptural, remain only during a snapshot of a moment anchored to the costume, suggesting an enclosed spherical space before getting the possibility of flowing away.

Composed of multiple layers of textile, the wearable sculpture is a vehicle through which the artist explores the relationship between the body and the world. The protagonist is never only above, never underneath, but actually within the water.

The interaction with the direct environment is increased. Therefore, the feeling of belonging to the watery surrounding expanses and the corporeal relationship to water becomes visible and real.

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