This project is inspired by one of the most visually spectacular events in the life of a cell: its division. The 'stage,' which the viewer sees from above is a theater-in-the-round, similar to a microscope stage where the specimens are mounted for examination. The lens of the camera, like the objective lenses of the scientific instrument, observes a ceremony that evokes a network of symbolisms and metaphors. The choreography is reduced to a minimal cartography that sequentially illustrates the movement of each performer through and within the delineated space. Reproduced on transparencies, the drawings fail to provide one with any additional context required to understand the looping, non-linear footage. As a set, these components are part of an equation where the n variable is the unknown.
In collaboration with Sebastian Alvarez (co-direction, co-production, sound, choreography). Photography: Yoni Goldstein, Karina Natis. Lighting: Artem Avakian. Performers: Aaron Maier, Alexine Auriele Haynes, Adam Rose, Brookhart Jonquil, Tommy Heffron, Jordan Scrivner, Andrew Braddock, Surintorn Suanthong, Gerardo Posadas, Mia Potter, Kendall Nelson, Myles Wakefield. Special thanks: Arturo Cubacub and Sarah Weis at icubedhypermedia, Lin Hixson, Christine Tarkowski, Jose Ferreira, Terri Kapsalis, Peter Gena, Lou Mallozi, Irina and Razvan Botea, Ehsan Ghoreishi, Lorena Gómez, Joel Kuennen, Antonio Calleja Lopez, Jason Smith, William, Gabriel and Tara at Sullivan Fabrication Studios, Karina Natis, Tyler Simpson, Sean Lowery, William Amaya, Sandra Nelson, Sandra Posadas, Keith and Barbara Wakefield, Cari Potter.