SODA WORKS 2018
The SODA (Solo/Dance/Authorship) class of 2018 have compiled this publication to contain selected content from their individual thesis projects. These projects each consisted of a live performance - presented in December 2017, at the Uferstudios in Berlin - an artist work book, as a document of the creative process and a written essay, each explicating areas of independent research. It is the aim of this publication to present a selection of this material for public dissemination. The publication can be read in two directions: vertically as well as horizontally. You can choose from which perspective you would like to start. You can read the book from the beginning till the end and after that start again, this time reading from a different angle, or you can simply make fast changes, jumping from horizontal to vertical, from vertical to horizontal. It is just a matter of adjusting the object to your choices. The amount of changes is limitless.
The SODA (Solo/Dance/Authorship) class of 2018 have compiled this publication to contain selected content from their individual thesis projects. These projects each consisted of a live performance - presented in December 2017, at the Uferstudios in Berlin - an artist work book, as a document of the creative process and a written essay, each explicating areas of independent research. It is the aim of this publication to present a selection of this material for public dissemination.
The publication can be read in two directions: vertically as well as horizontally. You can choose from which perspective you would like to start. You can read the book from the beginning till the end and after that start again, this time reading from a different angle, or you can simply make fast changes, jumping from horizontal to vertical, from vertical to horizontal. It is just a matter of adjusting the object to your choices. The amount of changes is limitless.
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Public performance<br />
Machine of Grace<br />
I want to show you —yes, you— the perfect exuberance of my object and fix your<br />
attention to its rounded brightness (until it pulverizes your eyes).<br />
photo: Marion Borriss<br />
o not make decisions from fear<br />
“I am always reminded of how small changes in the details of a digital design can have profound unforeseen<br />
effects on the experiences of the humans who are playing with it. The slightest change in something as seemingly<br />
trivial as the ease of use of a button can sometimes completely alter behavior patterns.” [Jaron Laniers] I feel that<br />
my interaction with computers has shaped my self, my sleep, my movement, my dancing, my imagination, my<br />
dreams, my relationships. I attempt in Machine of Grace to reimagine the bond between the computer and me.<br />
In this performance, the sensual edges of my Macbook welcome me softly, inviting silky smooth intoxication. We<br />
cohabitate in a shared fantasy of narcissism and nourishing dependence, and partake in divine cannibalism.<br />
Choreographic Collaborations: Valentina Aviani, Marcelo Bizzarri, Lea Kieffer, Camila Malenchini, Dasniya Sommer<br />
Light design: Annegret Schalke.<br />
Mentor: Sophia New<br />
Voice trainning: Ulrike Sowodniok, Johanna Peine<br />
Idea, performance and costume: Alejandro Karasik<br />
photos: Roberto Tarin
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