texture of absence
Carmen Yih in collaboration with Jiawen (Wendy) Feng. Supported by Platform Arts Geelong.When someone or something exits a space, the space does not return to what it once was, but rather a negative state - defined by the absence of something that was once there. In the vacuum that remains, is boundless opportunity for growth, creation and reflection.
In Texture of Absence, two dancers explore the physical manifestation of absence to more broadly examine how humans experience loss. Yih and Feng retrace the multi-layered and multi-generational impacts of a loss of cultural identity - confronting themselves and viewers with the volume and gravity of erased cultural etchings and the confusion, turmoil, and unexpected beauty that comes after.
Texture of Absence uses dance with real-time interactive audio-visuals to create a soundscape that morphs with the dancers’ movement, assigning an auditory texture to absence.
Texture of Absence aims to implore a deeper understanding of the layers of grief and loss within our audience, reducing the isolation that comes with grief through encouraging transparent conversations surrounding experiences of loss. Using interactive sound, we hope to create an immersive multisensory experience that allows audience members to be active citizens of the alternate world we create in Texture of Absence.
In a social milieu fraught with loss of various forms - loss of identity, belonging, life - Texture of Absence is a quiet ode to the complexity of loss.
Cred. Jeff Busby
to disappoint a god.
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