Performances

Bodies in Urban Spaces

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Installed from 10 October 2014 to 11 October 2014
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People in colourful clothing are creatively posed within a narrow doorframe next to a "No Entry" sign on a brick wall.
People in colourful clothing lie on elevated beams attached to a concrete wall, with some standing nearby, in an indoor setting.

Squeezing brightly clothed people into nooks and crannies, artist Willi Dorner plays with our perceptions of space.

Artist: Cie. Willi Dorner
This artwork was temporary and is no longer at this location.

Artwork description

Squeezing brightly clothed people into nooks and crannies, artist Willi Dorner plays with our perceptions of space. What was once a gap between two buildings now houses toylike bodies, an alcove becomes home to coloured patterns and shapes, and a doorway is transformed in a game of sardines like no other.

“We are used to moving quickly from A to B, barely noticing the architectural environment we traverse. I think we underestimate the enormous changes that cities are undergoing.”

– Willi Dorner

Artist

Vienna-based Cie. Willi Dorner was founded by Willi Dorner in 1999. The company tours dance performances, and Dorner’s interdisciplinary works are developed in cooperation with artists and scientists of different fields. His work has been co-produced by festivals and venues across Europe and the United States.

Performers suspended on ropes execute acrobatic moves on the side of a tall glass building against a clear sky.

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