New Social Scultpures 1: Survivalist Fantasies
Kunstmuseum Thun, CH
2012
Installation and Live Performance
The performance and video installation ‘Lumps of Rock Zooming Around’ explores human behavior in situations of existential danger. It began with archival research into local audio and visual resources, including the Swiss Radio Archive, zoological film archives at Basel Zoo, and Beatushöhle in Thun. Recordings of both people and gorillas in flight situations were used as a basis for drafting performance actions.
The process was further enriched through collaboration with primatologist Klaus Zuberbühler, who helped identify primate behavior and communication during attacks, and Swiss military commander Colonel General Haldimann, who contributed insights into the psychological training of Swiss soldiers for combat. Both expert participated in the live performance
The installation also featured a 'green room' for the performers, which included a video shot inside the famous Beatushöhle mountain cave and allowed both performers and the audience to try out the performance costumes. Additionally, we worked with 20 primary school children on rehearsing and performing flight actions within the museum, alongside presentations from both the primatologist and the general.
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The project in Thun includes an installation in the project space enter and a new live performance. Looking at the changing conditions and the surprising appearance of the normality of the crisis, Szuper Gallery presents a multi-layered project that understands the concept of performance as social practice.
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Kunstmuseum Thun, CH
2012
Installation and Live Performance
The performance and video installation ‘Lumps of Rock Zooming Around’ explores human behavior in situations of existential danger. It began with archival research into local audio and visual resources, including the Swiss Radio Archive, zoological film archives at Basel Zoo, and Beatushöhle in Thun. Recordings of both people and gorillas in flight situations were used as a basis for drafting performance actions.
The process was further enriched through collaboration with primatologist Klaus Zuberbühler, who helped identify primate behavior and communication during attacks, and Swiss military commander Colonel General Haldimann, who contributed insights into the psychological training of Swiss soldiers for combat. Both expert participated in the live performance
The installation also featured a 'green room' for the performers, which included a video shot inside the famous Beatushöhle mountain cave and allowed both performers and the audience to try out the performance costumes. Additionally, we worked with 20 primary school children on rehearsing and performing flight actions within the museum, alongside presentations from both the primatologist and the general.
The project in Thun includes an installation in the project space enter and a new live performance. Looking at the changing conditions and the surprising appearance of the normality of the crisis, Szuper Gallery presents a multi-layered project that understands the concept of performance as social practice.
