'I don't belong in this piece'
Channel: Paulo Henrique
Date: 2014-03-17

"I don't belong in this piece" by Paulo Henrique 
Extract from the video: "TERRA PLANA" (Flat Earth)

The idea of communication was the central one to this project. I decided to create several parallel worlds, based on chance "links" that were created by "mapping" things that I found and people I had met.

Technology was used to extend some creative ideas related with communication/ space/ geography/ culture/ identity/ presence/ distribution/ access.

Guests participants were brought into the performance as images / bodily representations - creating the question of whether they "belong" to this piece. 'Real / Virtual '

Interesting to think back to the days before videoconferencing / instant communication. To get this result I had to invite the videographers in New York, Madrid and Paris to phone/call each participant to make their contribution, then post by air mail their final videos to me for editing. 

This simulated "Videoconferencing" was just starting to develop in Europe in 90's. Nowadays is commonplace like skype or MSN.

"Terra Plana" - A Staged Multimedia Dance Performance -
A Live collaboration of movement, image, voice and sound. A ride trough several atmospheres, a world of hearing and symbols. A visual navigation of places, conditions and meetings.

Project description ■ alturl.com/389dj

Paulo Henrique on Fabebook :: http://alturl.com/jdrpi