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Body Of Water And Land

Body Of Water And Land" 

Live performance 

Length: 45 min

Presented At NARS Foundation

Curated by The Immigrant Artist Biennial: Contact Zone, 2023

For the exhibition “Enmeshed, Dreams Of Water

Documented by: Yi Hsuan Lai 

While working with the essence of flowers and the intelligence of water, I offer an interactive performance and the ceremony that revolves around collective healing from the Soviet Past, the current war in Ukraine, migration, and the damage to the land and ecosystem. In a gentle incantation, I gather unsettling images of the past and present, acknowledging the harm while weaving strands of healing, gratitude, and hope.

Guided by the flower frequencies, this performance helps envision a human body, land, and ecosystem as healed. Initiating the plants' physicality, scent, and energy, the ceremony commences with space cleansing using local plants from Crimea, Ukraine and introducing the essences of the flowers to connect with the land. The ritual entwines poetic storytelling with intervals of silence, supported by carefully sculpted lines and gestures.

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