Far too many stories to fit into so small a box
During their residency they researched documents, texts and publications in the library, archives and storage, looked at exhibition history at CCA and the Theater Institute. To make sense of all of this they embarked on a dialogue with many individuals who have participated in creating the institution, its history and its larger context. These recorded dialogues form the basis for a script that combines the many threads of this input.
The artifacts, artworks, films, documents, snippets, and leftovers are connected through a dynamic performative script, built of the complex history of the institution. As facts recalled by the witnesses have been dependent on their subjective memory of the events, so is the script apt to modifications; according to what is remembered by the spectators. The performances reflect this dynamics; they are continuously modified by performers in interaction with the public, while fragments of the script create a narrative trajectory though a thread of labels throughout the show.
Also the Soundscape by Wojtek Blecharz, is based on the script. The soundpiece is activated through thirty speakers, started and carried around by the public.
The artifacts, artworks, films, documents, snippets, and leftovers are connected through a dynamic performative script, built of the complex history of the institution. As facts recalled by the witnesses have been dependent on their subjective memory of the events, so is the script apt to modifications; according to what is remembered by the spectators. The performances reflect this dynamics; they are continuously modified by performers in interaction with the public, while fragments of the script create a narrative trajectory though a thread of labels throughout the show.
Also the Soundscape by Wojtek Blecharz, is based on the script. The soundpiece is activated through thirty speakers, started and carried around by the public.
Far too many stories to fit into so small a box
Together they create a spacial experience that in encountering builds a relationship with the works, soundpieces on static speakers, and live performances. The multi-layered composition is never the same.
Also posters are a form of ‘theatre’ where the production, distribution and consumption of knowledge is synthesized as performative sculpture. The posters carry quotes from the script and function as markers or footnotes throughout the spaces.
And finally, Other Lessons is a public program that includes workshops with Jolanta Krukowska, Janusz Baldyga, Wojtek Blecharz, Ania Nowak and Alex Baczynski-Jenkins, and guided tours led by persons related to the institution.
Concept, research and script by Bik Van der Pol. Curator Joanna Zielinska. Visual Identification by Fontarte. Exhibition Design by Matosek Niezgoda. Choreography by Ania Nowak. Performers Agnieszka Ayen Kaim, Mamadou Góo Bâ, Billy Morgan, Ania Nowak, Jagoda Szymkiewicz. Soundscape by Wojtek Blecharz. Sound piece static speakers by Bik Van der Pol. Soundpiece The Castle by Bik Van der Pol. See more here
Also posters are a form of ‘theatre’ where the production, distribution and consumption of knowledge is synthesized as performative sculpture. The posters carry quotes from the script and function as markers or footnotes throughout the spaces.
And finally, Other Lessons is a public program that includes workshops with Jolanta Krukowska, Janusz Baldyga, Wojtek Blecharz, Ania Nowak and Alex Baczynski-Jenkins, and guided tours led by persons related to the institution.
Concept, research and script by Bik Van der Pol. Curator Joanna Zielinska. Visual Identification by Fontarte. Exhibition Design by Matosek Niezgoda. Choreography by Ania Nowak. Performers Agnieszka Ayen Kaim, Mamadou Góo Bâ, Billy Morgan, Ania Nowak, Jagoda Szymkiewicz. Soundscape by Wojtek Blecharz. Sound piece static speakers by Bik Van der Pol. Soundpiece The Castle by Bik Van der Pol. See more here
archive
Nomads & Residents Married By Powers (Seoul) Sleep With Me What is this world? Now What? Far too many stories to fit into so small a box Czigane – Not the whole story Mama, was ist eigentlich Natur? - Mom, what is nature really? Turning a Blind Eye Up Close in the course of events (May 18) Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, he said At the end of this long journey We swear we saw this WERE IT AS IF Eminent Domain Married by Powers (with Frac Nord-Pas de Calais) City Oasis Model City Insert Birds Must Be Eliminated Catching Some Air Proposition for Reclaiming a Space A half mile of string One to One I've Got Something in My Eye Fly Me To The Moon Loompanics Trinity (April 2, 2005) Past Imperfect Untitled (after Miklos Erdely) Love and Happiness These socks not white (Deze sokken niet wit) Mosaic
collection
Married By Powers (Seoul) Little Liars Far too many stories to fit into so small a box Czigane – Not the whole story Mama, was ist eigentlich Natur? - Mom, what is nature really? Anatomy of a scene Fly Me To The Moon At the end of this long journey We swear we saw this WERE IT AS IF Married by Powers (with Frac Nord-Pas de Calais) Catching Some Air I've Got Something in My Eye Loompanics Model City These socks not white (Deze sokken niet wit) Mosaic Kiev, 18-3-2006
performativity
Far too many stories to fit into so small a box Letters to the Land Etwas Rotes To Gather on a Mountain Fly Me To The Moon The poem that jumps the fence A half mile of string Married By Powers (Seoul) What if the moon were just a jump away? Not all those who wander are lost Married by Powers (with Frac Nord-Pas de Calais) Sleep With Me point d'ironie Take Part Anatomy of a scene Speechless Turning a Blind Eye Between a rock and a hard place Elements of composition [As above, so below] Accumulate, collect, show Too late, too little, (and how) to fail gracefully Clearing Procedure are you really sure that a floor can't also be a ceiling? Speculation Learning From Vancouver Public Sculpture [sous les pavés, la plage] Public Arena 1440 minutes towards the development of a site What colour would a chameleon take when placed on a mirror? Close Encounters Istanbul, 59 Locations: A Format For Nightcomers Ideas Laughing Gas Teach Me Something Skinner*s Box Life, once more, continues to be free and easy 52% happy City Oasis Love and Happiness The Bookshop Piece The Shower Piece Rest The Kitchen Piece Kiev, 18-3-2006
installation
Letters to the Land Turning a Blind Eye Fly Me To The Moon We swear we saw this Married By Powers (Seoul) WERE IT AS IF Eminent Domain Hurry Up Please, It's Time Married by Powers (with Frac Nord-Pas de Calais) Lobby / Office Piece Insert Love and Happiness Absolut Stockholm Catching Some Air Capsule Hotels for Information, Dreams, Brilliant Thoughts and ... N.T. You are here, art is not Sleep With Me A half mile of string What is this world? Far too many stories to fit into so small a box Take Part How does a straight line feel? (GwangJu) How does a straight line feel? Stick It On! Elements of composition [As above, so below] Accumulate, collect, show are you really sure that a floor can't also be a ceiling? Learning From Vancouver It isn't what it used to be and will never be again Unititled (Gold) 1440 minutes towards the development of a site I've Got Something in My Eye Ideas Sunset Cinema Birds Must Be Eliminated The Bookshop Piece The Shower Piece The Kitchen Piece
curatorial
Far too many stories to fit into so small a box Mama, was ist eigentlich Natur? - Mom, what is nature really? Married By Powers (Seoul) These socks not white (Deze sokken niet wit) Too late, too little, (and how) to fail gracefully I've Got Something in My Eye Married by Powers (with Frac Nord-Pas de Calais) WERE IT AS IF Mosaic City Oasis









