Second Self - Myriam Bleau et Nien Tzu Weng
In this audiovisual work, the choreographer and performer Nien Tzu Weng and composer and digital artist Myriam Bleau explores the object of the screen as a tactile interface, prosthesis, mask and mirror.
Description
This performance movement, which combines movement, sound and video, features small, custom-made LED screens of irregular shapes worn on the performers’ bodies. Gestures on the surface of these interactive devices inform the sonic and video elements.
Amplifying the sense of touch, they reveal the porous and elusive
surface defining our idea of a separate, autonomous self.
The artists explore the symbol of the mirror, social dynamics, and the myth of Narcissus and Echo. While specular and auditory reflections (echoes) multiply as in a house of mirrors, a strange ritual unfolds, the performers becoming, in turn, reflections of
the other, infra-human creatures, twins, shadows, or machines.
The project’s title refers to Sherry Turkle’s book,
published in 1984. The theorist suggests that intelligent machines that exhibit human characteristics act as a mirror or “second self” through which we define our self-image.
Second Self
Choreography, conception, performance: Nien Tzu Weng
Programming, music, video, conception, performance: Myriam Bleau
Costumes / prototype velcro suits design: Marie Audrey Jacques
Electronic design, fabrication: Max D.
Fabrication: Martin Marier and Mark Lowe
In partnership
An event presented as part of "CAM en tournée".
The show trailer
Directions
Montréal, QC H4L 3X6
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