How does
the vulnerable human body experience the hard reality of steel and the physical
power and the violence of the industrial machine ? What does the body feel
inside the stressed, nervous industrial space ? The human body is connected to
the body of the earth and alienates inside the industrial space. The human body
feels by his nervous system. Copper is the nervous system of the earth. The
performance "Body - Nervous System - Steel" consists of two parts.
In the first
part the students are tied up to the machines of a steelplant while it is
working. They are dressed in yellow ( nervous colour ) and are using copper wire
( nervous system ). While interfering in a symbolic way in the production
process they feel the force, hardness, violence and weight of the steel and the
machine.
During the second part four students are sitting motionless under a
yellow cloth facing each other before a life audience in the hall of the
steelplant. Only their heads are visible and motionless for the public eyes. The
yellow cloth stands for nervous system. Their heads are enlarged by copper
coloured hats. The form of the hats refer to the inquisition hats worn by
heretics. The students are sitting between two videoscreens showing images of
the first part. During the performance the students try to feel the vibrations
connected to the industrial space. Under the cloth, invisible for the public,
they write down their feelings.
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