Contact

2024, The Netherlands

The performance Contact has its origin in moments of touch in the public space. During a two year residency at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam, working alongside artists from an international community, I became very aware of different norms and customs around physical contact, including my own, and started to keep a diary of moments of touch. All hand shakes, accidental elbow bumps and the tiniest of interactions were noted down at the end of the day. The diary became a score for a live performance.

Picture 1,2,3 | June 2024 | Rijksakademie Open Studios, Amsterdam | Picture by Alex Heuvink

Picture 4,5,6 | Okt 2024 | The Museum as Performance, Serralves Foundation, Porto | Picture by André Delhaye

Review by Paula Rodríguez Sardiñas (Dutch) Metropolis M

Performed and conceived by: Karel van Laere
Editor and voice narrator: Ash Kilmartin
Technical support and electronic design: Mauricio van der Maesen de Sombreff
Made possible by het Amarte Fonds, Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten and Stichting Largo.