skin is an audiovisual performance that meditates in the extinction, mutation and adaptation of biodiversity to our human altered ecosystems
digital textures of currently endangered living fauna morph in real time during this live performancethe digital textures are projected over two or three human performers wearing custom-made spike outfitsthe outfits follow the aesthetic of the most popular spike virus that terrorizes the human collective mind since 2021a design that currently terrorizes the global humankindthe performers struggle to move together, breathe (literally) and survive on stageeach of the different performers contribute every time to the choreographic evolution of the free-form contact improvisation performance with their personal stylethe personal exploration of movement and dance of every performer that participates in the performance creates a unique flow for every showtheir personal exploration of movement controls how the digital projections morph together using a Kinect V2 motion sensor.
this free choreographic improvisation throughout the performance, evolves from a single-celled amoeba form, into bipedal struggling mutated creatures in the endthe unique mix of digital textures that morph together during the live performance, always creates a different creature
the creatures mutate through different stages of their evolution until they altogether form a new combined species that potentially adapts to the current human-altered ecosystemsthe creation of this new creature aims to bring hope to the future of biodiversity and its co-living with humankind
For an immersive 360 video recording of this project please watch the following video:
(you need a virtual reality headset such as Google Cardboard and the vimeo app installed in your Android or iOS smartphone to be able to watch the VR video)
