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化身

這個三頻錄像裝置，設計了一個具儀式感的氣氛環境，模仿冥想訓練的步驟，試圖為疫症下隔離的人對親密的失望和渴望，提供另類了解的途徑。 2019年在香港的社會運動，2020年的疫情肆虐，群體的狀態走在兩個極端。 作品邀請了兩位舞者為「化身」，透過聚會和即興互動去演譯就這兩年間人際關係後遺的提問：伙伴關係的緊密是如何體現的，是基於信念、矛盾還是張力？文本是由當中的討論而寫成，並歸納出九個練習的建議：#9 跟隨  #8 禁語  #7 反引力   #6 納入   #5 交換   #4 唔舒服   #3 和唱   #2 持續跳舞   #1 持續登山。

作品不是排練下的演出，而是提出「回溯記憶」的行動性，練習一種抗衡的身體，持續感應張力，想像化身的能力。

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This three-channel video installation constructs a ritual atmosphere, imitating the steps of meditation training, trying to provide an alternative way of understanding the disappointment and desire for intimacy of people quarantined under the epidemic. The social movement in Hong Kong in 2019 and the epidemic in 2020 are raging, and the state of the group is at two extremes. The work invites two dancers as "avatars", through meetings and improvisation to interpret the sequelae of the interpersonal relationship in the past two years: How is the closeness of the companionship manifested, is it based on belief, contradiction or tension? The video text was written from the discussions therein and summarizes as nine suggested exercises:

#9  Following these steps #8  forbidden tongue #7 anti-gravity  #6  incorporation  #5  Exchange  #4 discomfort   #3 Sing along  #2  keep dancing #1 keep mountaineering

This is not a performance out of rehearsal, but suggesting to use “recollection of memory” as a form of action, to practice a resilient body, while maintaining the sense of tension, imagining yourself the ability of an avatar.