Project that may or may not be made
https://pad.xpub.nl/p/17-4-24MethodsProjectsThat_alealeale
What is it?
It's a multisensory installation that immerses the visitors in traditional apulian folklore and traditional rituals + a digital archive. The main theme is the dance that you must do when a tarantula bites you, to get your body healed.
It's a large interactive spider web structure that uses ropes and strings, the visitor is encouraged to move through the web structure and while doing so sensors are triggered, they detect movements and trigger sounds, while the visitor mimics the traditional ritual of dancing to ward off the poison of the tarantula's bite.
Bells and other objects are attached to the structure so that any movements can be noisy. If the idea of a physical web structure is too dangerous then a space open for movements filled with sensors could be the answer.
Then play a bit between physical and virtual.
Why make it?
It is a way to bring people closer to the pre christian traditions and folklore that the culture of southern Italy, especially in rural areas, is still permeated with. Telling about a land rich in superstition, cultural tears, female figures and exorcism as social healing.
In this way, talking only about a specific territory, but also about dance, ritual singing, performance, mental health and links with traditional cultures that are present everywhere.
Workflow
Talk with traditional folk musician and dancers, interview them for the digital archive of the research
Find a space, create archive
Record ambient sounds and folk music to use for the installation
Build the installation
enjoy
Timetable
Rapid Prototypes
Previous practice
I researched a lot about traditional folk traditions, apulian landscapes. My bachelor thesis was about fragmented landscapes, magic and rituals.
I was part of some workshops and researches about traditional choir singing and pizzica/tarantella dances (the dances born as exorcist dances).
Relation to a wider context With this installation people are not only going to delve into the intricacies of the apulian territory but also explore a rich tapestry of traditional command practices part of all cultures around the world
https://sabukaru.online/articles/to-share-a-cup-of-tea-with-pierre-sernet
Body Sculpture by Jordan Wolfson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKeBvoZysgI Se also Fluxus group (+ Yoko Ono); Valie Export
https://nikidesaintphalle.org/all-the-worlds-a-stage-niki-does-theater/
references
- String Prototype, by Numen/For Use, the inflatable space concept, jungle gym for kids and adults
- Rope installation - Carlsberg brewery
- https://www.shanewaltener.com/
https://theredthreadblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/inspiration-at-powerhouse.html