​Frigid Fantasies | The Moult Cycle

2019 Volcana Brainstorm, Koganecho Bazaar, Yokohama, Japan

The moult cycle goes into recursive overdrive, as the desire to attract a mate turns in on itself in a circular world. The moult has become a proxy for breeding, as the shedding of skins creates the illusion of population growth.

Over-extended prosthetics make movement difficult, to the point of immobilisation. Harking back to the exaggerated, dysfunctional, helplessness-inducing costuming of royalty. Fit for a Queen Shrimp.

Credits
Concept: Lian Loke
Costume Fabrication: Abhiruchi Chhikara, Susana Alarcon, Maya Petrovna, Lian Loke
Performance in collaboration with Garth Knight, within Eruption installation environment created by Garth Knight. Live improvised sound by Izumi Gunji.
Performance: 28th September 2019, Ebi-sen Performance Night, curated by Elena Knox.
Photos: Garth Knight