Photograph: HERE by Maria Hassabi © Thomas Poravas
HERE
HERE is a live installation composed of a four-hour loop that repeats itself based on the opening hours of the hosting institution, inviting visitors to share time and presence with six dancers. For several weeks, the dancers navigate a choreography that unfolds at a decelerated pace within a golden sculptural environment. Embedded in a sound composition, a female voice fades in and out, counting the seconds as they pass, from 1 to 14,399, underscoring the eternal succession of time. Immersed in this continuous continuum, the dancers' movements create a situation of ever-changing presence, one that demonstrates the slippery nature of "here-ness".
CREDITS
Performers
Elena Antoniou
Maria Hassabi
Michael Helland
Alice Heyward
Oisín Monaghan
Robert Steijn
Sound design
Stavros Gasparatos
Maria Hassabi
Outfits
Victoria Bartlett
Architectural Study
Maria Maneta
Maria Hassabi
Production Management
Eva Theofanidou
Natasha Katerinopoulos
Commissioned by
Vienna Secession
Wiener Festwochen
Co-produced by
Onassis Culture
OGR – Officine Grandi Riparazioni
Developed with the support of
Milvus Artistic Research Center
Knislinge
Onassis Stegi
Management and Distribution
Something Great