Maravilhosas Máquinas Que Nos Permitem Ver
«Estou rodeada de imagens; imagens de mim, mediadas pela tecnologia, permitidas por máquinas, e a elas pertence um código ao qual não tenho acesso – falta-me o conhecimento específico para as conseguir interpretar. O que fazer com elas? Podem contar a minha estória? Ou a vossa estória? Talvez deva antes perguntar: será possível performatizá-las?
Partindo das imagens médicas que estão presentes na vida quotidiana, a performance explora o lugar das máquinas na construção da memória individual, da identidade e das estórias íntimas. Desta forma, recorrendo igualmente à tecnologia de uso quotidiano (webcams, laptops, telemóveis), pretendo criar um álbum fotográfico da anatomia de um corpo desorganizado. Eis a minha proposta: Partilhar estórias! Explorar os procedimentos médicos como rituais populares, revelando o quanto estão inseridos na vida quotidiana.»
Marvelous Are the Machines That Allow Us To See
The performance explores the relationship that contemporary society maintains with medical images. Those are images that are mediated by technology, allowed by machines, and they pertain to a code we cannot access – we lack the knowledge to interpret it. They imply a language that is based on observation and only a skilful, trained, eye can read them… and yet they proliferate around us…. What should be done with them? Beyond the discourse of health and well-being, by unveiling the invisible, medical images help to reorganize our perception of the body. However can they perform who we are? Can they tell my story? Or your story? Maybe I should ask: can I perform them?
This is my proposal: Let’s create a photo album of our anatomy. Let’s exchange stories. Let’s explore medical procedures as popular rituals, discovering how much they influence everyday life.
Duração: 30m (aprox.)
Eunice Gonçalves Duarte
Eunice Gonçalves Duarte is a portuguese performance artist and researcher on the uses of low tech in digital performance. She studied Contemporary Drama at University College Dublin, Ireland and did an internship at Abbey Theatre. Since 2003 Eunice works as an independent artist, presenting her work in several European countries such as Finland, Greece, Ireland, U.K., Czech Republic, Belgium and Turkey.
www.semaforo.cc
«Estou rodeada de imagens; imagens de mim, mediadas pela tecnologia, permitidas por máquinas, e a elas pertence um código ao qual não tenho acesso – falta-me o conhecimento específico para as conseguir interpretar. O que fazer com elas? Podem contar a minha estória? Ou a vossa estória? Talvez deva antes perguntar: será possível performatizá-las?
Partindo das imagens médicas que estão presentes na vida quotidiana, a performance explora o lugar das máquinas na construção da memória individual, da identidade e das estórias íntimas. Desta forma, recorrendo igualmente à tecnologia de uso quotidiano (webcams, laptops, telemóveis), pretendo criar um álbum fotográfico da anatomia de um corpo desorganizado. Eis a minha proposta: Partilhar estórias! Explorar os procedimentos médicos como rituais populares, revelando o quanto estão inseridos na vida quotidiana.»
Marvelous Are the Machines That Allow Us To See
The performance explores the relationship that contemporary society maintains with medical images. Those are images that are mediated by technology, allowed by machines, and they pertain to a code we cannot access – we lack the knowledge to interpret it. They imply a language that is based on observation and only a skilful, trained, eye can read them… and yet they proliferate around us…. What should be done with them? Beyond the discourse of health and well-being, by unveiling the invisible, medical images help to reorganize our perception of the body. However can they perform who we are? Can they tell my story? Or your story? Maybe I should ask: can I perform them?
This is my proposal: Let’s create a photo album of our anatomy. Let’s exchange stories. Let’s explore medical procedures as popular rituals, discovering how much they influence everyday life.
Duração: 30m (aprox.)
Eunice Gonçalves Duarte
Eunice Gonçalves Duarte is a portuguese performance artist and researcher on the uses of low tech in digital performance. She studied Contemporary Drama at University College Dublin, Ireland and did an internship at Abbey Theatre. Since 2003 Eunice works as an independent artist, presenting her work in several European countries such as Finland, Greece, Ireland, U.K., Czech Republic, Belgium and Turkey.
www.semaforo.cc