00 00 00 NO BRAND / Art Performance for Palestine
Through this performance, I want to express the need for a recalibration of values. My belief is that human life should be the priority, and that neither the state nor religion should have the authority to violate it. The common sense that guides most people in the world, who do not want war, who will not kill someone today, should be respected. It should prevail. It should be reality.
This idea is a continuation of the performance that took place in October, Cin,Se,Set,Ott. By mixing dance and painting, we want to express the action in an abstract way. Anima or “animus” are words that reflect our human nature. Through our being and our action, we reveal our spirit, the witness of life.
We created a colorful art project using canvas, paint, and dresses. We laid a piece of white fabric on the floor, similar to a blank flag. We filled some bags with different colors of watercolor and tie-dye paint, and attached them to white or light-colored dresses. We wore the dresses and performed a break dance on the fabric, bursting the bags and splashing the paint. The result was a stunning flag artwork and a collection of vibrant dresses.
Why did I choose to focus my attention on garments?
Clothes are one of the primary media of communication. We are supposed to use them to express our feelings and peculiarities, but often (almost always) we misunderstand the medium and it becomes a way to express differences and equalities. For exemple religion, military, and subcultures use this medium to divide and point the attention to the color or the shape, forgetting that the body under the dress is almost 99% the same shape for everyone (with just a few protuberance changes).
