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APAL – Asian Performing Artists Lab | '''APAL – Asian Performing Artists Lab''' | ||
I got to participate in a week long residency program. The idea of this residency is to give space to artists with an Asian background, living and working in Germany. This is a process-driven residency, where the focus is more on the exchange between the artists rather than the final outcome. We lived on a farm near Dessau, and the final presentation of the work took place at Berlin Ring Theatre. | I got to participate in a week long residency program. The idea of this residency is to give space to artists with an Asian background, living and working in Germany. This is a process-driven residency, where the focus is more on the exchange between the artists rather than the final outcome. We lived on a farm near Dessau, and the final presentation of the work took place at Berlin Ring Theatre. | ||
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In my performance, we tried to create an immersive atmosphere where people can listen to the sound piece. The lights, smoke and my shadow behind the projector were the other elements, along with the main element of sound. | In my performance, we tried to create an immersive atmosphere where people can listen to the sound piece. The lights, smoke and my shadow behind the projector were the other elements, along with the main element of sound. | ||
Current Material | '''Current Material''' | ||
https://soundcloud.com/catmanmu/going-inwards/s-whC5PtAaaCk?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing | https://soundcloud.com/catmanmu/going-inwards/s-whC5PtAaaCk?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing | ||
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Link 1: Original 20 minutes Radio Piece | Link 1: Original 20 minutes Radio Piece | ||
Link 2: Updated Version: 8 minutes | Link 2: Updated Version: 8 minutes | ||
'''Further Development''' | |||
I am researching and planning the development of the visual part of this project. I am seeking collaborators who work with movement and choreography, as trauma is very physical and present within our bodies. The dysregulation of the nervous system can be represented through movement and sound. | |||
Secondly, I am trying to find case studies or specific locations that I want to research about. Through specific sites, I want to research about intergenerational trauma and possible ways of healing. | |||
Possible Locations: | |||
1- Shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi: The shrine of the sufi saint near the shore in Karachi. The presence of this shrine is believed to be protecting the city from storms and other natural disasters. In the last years, a lot of gentrification has taken place in the surroundings of the shrine. So much, that a lot of followers of the shrine now even have trouble getting access to the shrine. Such shrines often have devotional music playing that’s meant to induce the state of trance. I am also very interested in recording and researching about the music in this place. | |||
2- Karachi Sea | |||
3- Nature and trees in Germany | |||
4- Buchenwald | |||
5- Transnational and cultural hybridity: Indian/Pakistani stores and restaurants in Berlin | |||
6- Healing: Shamanic traditions, Sufi circles in Berlin | |||
At this point, I feel I have done a lot of research, and want to be more specific in terms of where I want to go with all this information. My intention is not to explore all of these locations, but to choose places that are possible in terms of practical considerations like time, and also that make the most sense in terms of my project. Till the end of June, I hope to have meetings with different artists that have worked with similar themes in South Asian region and Germany both, to get their reflection on my current progress and approach. Simultaneously, I'm planning the production and researching visual style. | |||
'''Visual Style''' | |||
Experimental Film or Video Art is the kind of aesthetic I have in mind for the visual part of this project. I have been feeling inspired by works that are grounded in research and social aspects, but with a contemporary and experimental aesthetic. A lot of these works make use of drone footage. Something I find very relevant for my project as I believe that’s an interesting way to represent ghosts and trauma. I also imagine a mix of natural spaces, mixed with urban spaces. | |||
https://youtu.be/4zeD-ImjJcA | |||
The video is just a collection of different shots I have taken with my phone to generate ideas. This will not be a part of the final work but it’s just an experiment during the process to start exploring my ideas in simple ways. | |||