The figure of the horse is used as a construct for exploring the fine line between glory and obsolescence, human frailty and the mythic. From show horse to caged animal, the horse is complicit in its own destiny.
In a four hour durational performance, the performer approaches the site with no rehearsal. The imperative is to find language and meaning from improvisations with props and costume. |
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Wooden horse legs: Tim Osborne Photos: Baki Kocaballi |
The action of sweeping with a straw broom oscillates between the mundane, with domestic labour expressed through highly regular, repetitive patterns, and joyous abandon, throwing off the shackles of servitude.
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Photos: Vsevolod Vlaskine |