'Lullaby for a Slow Apocalypse' a vivid performative installation
Dear family, friends and colleagues,
Show Pony, Simon van Steenis and I would like to invite you to step into a ‘Lullaby for a Slow Apocalypse’, a vivid performative installation challenging the ideas of endings.What if the apocalypse is not a singular dramatic event but rather a glacial paced change. What if we reframe the apocalypse from the matriarchal perspective? What if it's soft, warm, gentle?See you there!Tatiana
Friday, August 12th Installation open16:00 - 23:00Live performance - 21:30Saturday, August 13th Installation open12:00 - 18:00Live performance - 15:00MACA | Moving Arts Centre Amsterdam
Lullaby for a Slow Apocalypse
It is inviting despite its emptiness......warm wind blowing......wind chimes sounding through the space.
Colors and textures dance and dabble the space.
A glistening and smokey cloud hangs above our heads
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Immerse yourself in this barren landscape,they’re images of our past world.
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Inspired by an article by Katerina Sidorova, Lullaby for a Slow Apocalypse questions the lore, literature, and eyes through which we predict the end of the world. What if the current depiction of our end as a singular event, fiery and full of violence is wrong? What if the apocalypse is not a singular dramatic event but rather a glacial paced change? What if we reframe the apocalypse from the matriarchal perspective? What if it's soft, warm, gentle? Yes it can still be scary but we can be comforted on the journey.What we need is a Lullaby for the Slow Apocalypse.Installation by Show Pony Tatiana Rosa, Simon van SteenisSource video material:The Rodina, Giulia Principe, Hogwash, Paul Heyduck, Moa HolgerssonMusic by Show Pony & No ComplimentsPerformed by Show Pony, No ComplimentsPoster design and logo: Lisa de JongPhotography: Thilo SeidelThis project is made possible by Amsterdam Fund for the Arts (AFK)
