Soul Storage :: Forgotten Body, Exhibition + Performance at Chicago Moving Company, October - December 2018
In these self-portraits exhibited at CMC the body becomes an art object, and a document of past, present and future. By breathing into areas wanting to be seen an energetic exchange happened with the camera acknowledging an essence beyond image. These photos became a doorway through which one can see the unseen and tap into recorded energetic material and stories living within the body. In the US, where access to health systems is directly tied to profit, there is a co-dependency of our bodies on a system that is flawed. Our bodies, emotions, and even our pasts become a liability, creating subconscious resentment of the vessels that hold our consciousness. These photos sought to reclaim a lost intimacy with that consciousness.
Drop Down Like a Stone through Water, STAIR Residency with Chicago Moving Company at Hamlin Park, July + November 2019
Weaving
together somatic, energetic and improvisational practices this
residency sought to document the relationship between body, memory (history) and
water. Captured image, film, projection and movement became aesthetic
possibilities that held witness for the body's ancient wisdom and
ancestral past. Choreographic material was found through breathwork,
swimming and projected images.
Part of this residency included a week of curated workshops exploring themes from the the research for this residency:
Every initiation needs a container: a mini somatic discovery camp
This
week of ‘research as practice / practice as research’ included a
selection of workshops focused on reclaiming the body and moving with
its history to awaken the body’s intuitive abilities to connect back to
self and the natural world. We asked: How does working with the body
support us in reclaiming our
relationship to ourselves, our creative practices and the earth in a
symbiotic relationship of
giving and receiving?
Workshops included Guided Reiki Healing, and invited guest artists: TRE with Carrie Drapac and Improvisational Dance with Kristina Isabelle