Agata Siniarska
The Soft Act of Killing

a solo performance for 50 000 dead cells, 10 billions of bacteria, 30 000 roentgen radiation per hour, 23 liters of air, 7.8 richter magnitudes and the audience.

‘This lecture performance is a learning process of situating myself and my artistic practice in the so called “compromised times”. The world is a terrible mess. It is toxic, irradiated and full of injustice. I aim not to cause suffering, destruction, death, but simply by living, buying things, throwing them away, I have a terrible effect on the ecosystem. I am a detective that discovers to be a criminal and so is my dance practice. What is the role of my artistic practice in the present time? Does this world need my dance? Can I practice responsibility towards the world through my practice? Is my dance dangerous? Can I learn how to stay with (Haraway) the trouble of living and dying together on a damaged Earth through my dance? Can dance provide the means to building more livable futures?’

concept and performance agata siniarska

inside/outside eyes litó walkey, sophia new, ania nowak, mateusz szymanówka

special thanks to eva meyer-keller, julia rodriguez, sonia fernandez pan, christian hackenberger, franziska dieterich, maque pereyra, alice heyward, the audience

production SODA HZT berlin

Artists
Poland