Two brothers
Michelle Mantsio
20
April 2017
20
April
2017
5
May 2017
Gallery 2
At the centre of video Two brothers, is a soundtrack of a translated conversation between two brothers recorded Thessaloniki, Greece where they discuss their country’s economic, cultural and ideological situation. The conversation is mapped around a white cube as a choreographic score using Gregory Bateson’s theory of symmetrical and complimentary relationships. The score is performed by dancer Victoria Huf. These layers of intertwined conversation (between the brothers, between the dancer and the score, between speakers, performer, artist and broader political context) explore an ‘impossible’ translation.
At the centre of video Two brothers, is a soundtrack of a translated conversation between two brothers recorded Thessaloniki, Greece where they discuss their country’s economic, cultural and ideological situation. The conversation is mapped around a white cube as a choreographic score using Gregory Bateson’s theory of symmetrical and complimentary relationships. The score is performed by dancer Victoria Huf. These layers of intertwined conversation (between the brothers, between the dancer and the score, between speakers, performer, artist and broader political context) explore an ‘impossible’ translation.