TOMB/ABATTOIR: White on White Translucent Black
A collaboration with Control Group and Myra Moreta at Packing House Center for the Arts
Mutability as a process of matter has the capability of merging the dialogue of two mutually exclusive entities with one another. In this particular scenario, the physical architecture of a dance studio and choreography of the body endeavor to take hold of one another, in effect, mutating as a separate third entity. The design of the space shifts the circulation to the exterior periphery and inbetween pods establishing three safety zones where viewer/participants can disappear and reappear engaging or observing with dancers. The pods are penetrable--a grid work of translucent fabric offers exchange between outside and inside disorienting the perception of interior/exterior. This installation/performance/soundscape turned viewers participatory as dancers moved them into uncomfortable situations. The circulation spaces offered no escapes.
