relational movement study I

30 min. performance at HFBK filmstudio
with Junya Fujita and Sophia Quero Suarez
 size: 3m²
black painted branches, hooks, PE rope, granite stones

Branches are connected to a network and lifted up in the air.  A circle of stones is hanging around the construction, serving as a counterweight. Moving the stones up and down also puts the branches in movement, like a giant string puppet. It might resemble a tree moved by the wind or a tentacular being gently exploring its environment.

The network of branches offers an endless possibility of movements and positions. As the performance goes on it becomes unpredictable even for the human actors moving the stones around it.  The puppet unfolds its very own expression. Like in puppet theater the border between object and subject, acting and receiving is blurred. The focus shifts from object-subject relations to careful acting and reacting on both sides.

relational movement study I

30 min. performance at HFBK filmstudio
with Junya Fujita and Sophia Quero Suarez
 size: 3m²
black painted branches, hooks, PE rope, granite stones

Branches are connected to a network and lifted up in the air.  A circle of stones is hanging around the construction, serving as a counterweight. Moving the stones up and down also puts the branches in movement, like a giant string puppet. It might resemble a tree moved by the wind or a tentacular being gently exploring its environment.

The network of branches offers an endless possibility of movements and positions. As the performance goes on it becomes unpredictable even for the human actors moving the stones around it.  The puppet unfolds its very own expression. Like in puppet theater the border between object and subject, acting and receiving is blurred. The focus shifts from object-subject relations to careful acting and reacting on both sides.

small puppet size: 45 cm, cutted root cast in plastic, hooks, nylon

© Benjamin Janzen 2023