Mjuk polygon, elastisk polyeder – ett rörelseexperiment mellan konkav och konvex / SOFT galleri / Oslo (NO) / 2018

”Mjuk polygon, elastisk polyeder – ett rörelseexperiment mellan konkav och konvex” is a physical body in the gallery space, encased inside a textile membrane that is attached to a rectangular frame on the wall via an elastic tube. The choreography of the dancer inside the membrane is languid and repetitive, causing the piece to appear more as an animated elastic sculpture or a performative still life. The elastic material is slick white and thus acts like an extension of the gallery space and when enfolding the body, an extension to our most natural boundary – skin.

Performance duration: 2 hours per session. Three times every week during the exhibition period.

Performed by Wanda Breistrand and Marte Bjørneth Kristoffersen

Material: Stretch lame, neoprene, stretch mesh, polystyrene, textile tube-system, construction wood

Size: Frame on wall: 160*60 cm. Plateau on ground: 160*60 cm. Installation area: 350*150 cm.

The project is supported by Arts Council Norway and NTK; Norske Tekstilkunstnere

Photos: Øystein Thorvaldsen