Performance Doris Uhlich
Sonja Bäumel. Entangled Relations—Animated Bodies
Tue, 31.1.2023 7.30 pm
MAK Forum
© Gianluca Di Ioia/MAK
© Gianluca Di Ioia/MAK
© Gianluca Di Ioia/MAK
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Magnified 40,000 times, a larger-than-life sculpture of an amoeba expands in multiple directions, linking piece by piece with the transparent fragments of a human figure riddled with microbial inclusions. The dynamic projection of a real amoeba overlays the installation and is accompanied by sound transmitting the bubbling vitals of the microbial world. The installation will be brought to life by choreographer and performer Doris Uhlich on several occasions.
By unfolding, shifting, and fragmenting the so-called boundaries of the human bodies, the installation exposes the entanglement and constant exchange with the microbial milieus living on, in, and around it, revealing yet unknown forms of movement, intelligence, and communication.
The performance will be followed by the Conversation Piece: Intertwined Bodies with artist Sonja Bäumel, cultural analyst Jules Sturm, and dancer and choreographer Doris Uhlich (starts at 4.30 pm, register here).