Residency Blog: Alena Ageeva
Invisible dance
collective body
where does the magic come from?
when body becomes a mediator, there is no conflict between urban and natural
letting myself be moved
how to jump out of the box of limitations of my personal/human perception?
how to take myself out of the position of facilitator while still creating a framework for creative exploration?
the gate in the park as a border line between where and where? Transition point, portal, stepping out, leaving behind
walk from ... to .... ? Does it have to be a destination at all? Walk itself as a destination
…to be moved by the idea of delegating the leading role to the material world around us, and to question our usual way of perceiving reality
noticing unremarkable, surrender to the world, and finding the ways to enter non-linear space and time
celebrating the mundane
rainy day: new sounds in the rainy world, smells were different, I was walking slower, felt more connected to the leaves and dogs than to people
framing: looking through, finding a frame, creating a frame, being a frame
transition: the world on another side
observation: with eyes closed, with peripheral vision, observing a sound trace of movement, reflection of dance in a space
Karen Barad / Jane Bennet
“Things have the ability to act upon us, shaping our interactions and perceptions”.
“Non-human entities possess agency and play crucial roles in shaping reality”.
“Role of sensory experiences in understanding the relationship between human and non-human”.
All images and videos by Alena Ageeva.