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[PHENO]PLASTICITY
video installation
2024
Artistic and Performance Direction: Maja Renn
Video Direction and Editing: Claudio Zenger
Production and Choreography Assistance: Misia Żurek
Dance: Haeyeon Lim, Elias Blau
Sound Design: Than Lin
Costume Design: Maja Renn
Scientific Collaboration: Dr. Kate Johnson
Set Assistance: Minh Trang Popławska
Curation: Bettina Rohr
Co-Produced by bewegende kunstformen. Special thanks to Sebastien Staub, Arsène Gaillard, Aaron Fuchs, Fabio Don, Demian Conrad and Tonja Richardet.
Venue:
EPFL Pavilions, Lausanne
video installation
2024
Artistic and Performance Direction: Maja Renn
Video Direction and Editing: Claudio Zenger
Production and Choreography Assistance: Misia Żurek
Dance: Haeyeon Lim, Elias Blau
Sound Design: Than Lin
Costume Design: Maja Renn
Scientific Collaboration: Dr. Kate Johnson
Set Assistance: Minh Trang Popławska
Curation: Bettina Rohr
Co-Produced by bewegende kunstformen. Special thanks to Sebastien Staub, Arsène Gaillard, Aaron Fuchs, Fabio Don, Demian Conrad and Tonja Richardet.
Venue:
EPFL Pavilions, Lausanne
Weaving together plant ecology research, choreography and video, [Pheno]Plasticity translates the natural processes occurring in biodiverse forests into performative sequences, presented as an immersive video installation.
The term «phenotypic plasticity» refers to the ability of organisms to adjust their physiology, morphology or development in response to environmental changes. This ability is especially crucial for immobile organisms, such as trees, which cannot move away from unfavourable conditions.
The installation features two dancers – each represented on one of opposing screens – embodying two tree species: beech and oak. Much like scientific models forecasting various ecological futures, the choreography explores multiple scenarios, translating phenomena such as plasticity, adaptability, symbiosis and extinction into the scale and temporality of the human body.
Using deliberate anthropomorphization, the work aims to evoke empathy for more-than-human forms of life, foster appreciation for long-term relationships within ecosystems, and underscore the urgency of protecting old-growth forests.
The term «phenotypic plasticity» refers to the ability of organisms to adjust their physiology, morphology or development in response to environmental changes. This ability is especially crucial for immobile organisms, such as trees, which cannot move away from unfavourable conditions.
The installation features two dancers – each represented on one of opposing screens – embodying two tree species: beech and oak. Much like scientific models forecasting various ecological futures, the choreography explores multiple scenarios, translating phenomena such as plasticity, adaptability, symbiosis and extinction into the scale and temporality of the human body.
Using deliberate anthropomorphization, the work aims to evoke empathy for more-than-human forms of life, foster appreciation for long-term relationships within ecosystems, and underscore the urgency of protecting old-growth forests.
