​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

Ebi Metamorph

2020 Volcana Brainstorm, Yokohama Triennale, Japan

The moult cycle of the shrimp is bound up in its environment. That which is shed in the creature’s exuviation becomes building blocks for growing new ideas and bodies. A con/fusion of flesh, rope, volcanic ash and shell.

Credits
Concept: Lian Loke and Garth Knight
Performance and costume: Lian Loke
Installation: Garth Knight
Photos: Garth Knight