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Gwendoline Robin (B)
3 explosives performances
9, 10, 11 october 2009
’’Marche #6899’’ Fri 10.30pm
’’Instant #6899’’ Sat 9.15pm
’’Territoire #6899’’ Sun 4pm
Gwendoline Robin climbs a ladder on fire, ties rockets to her feet to go faster, lights up firecrackers on her head, walks on explosives, etc. This Belgian performer strolls, dances with danger and plays with fire.
“There is in the work of Gwendoline Robin an immediacy, a relation to the present time represented by the suddenness of the explosion, the essence of fire, the evanescence of smoke. It exposes us to surprise, fear, danger, relief, and awe, as well as to the artist’s own brand of derisive humour.”
Extract taken from the interview by Tania Nasielski.
In residence: 31 August - 4 Sept 09
Extrait de l’entretien avec Tania Nasielski
’’Il y a dans le travail de Gwendoline Robin une immédiateté, un rapport à l’instant présent donné par la soudaineté de l’explosion, l’essence même du feu, l’évanescence de la fumée. On y est confronté à la surprise, à la peur, au danger, au soulagement, à l’émerveillement aussi, et à l’humour décalé que provoque l’artiste par la dérision.’’
Parcours
Gwendoline Robin lives and works in Brussels.
Formally trained in visual arts, she has been working since 1996 on installations and performances, focusing on the body, the space and explosive materials, and has been working in partnership with many choreographers including Pierre Droulers, as well as the Brussels fire brigade! Lately, she has offered one of her performances, entitled Performance au casque, to Boris Charmatz, for him to include it in his production, La danseuse malade. In 2009, his commitment to performance art led him to enter a partnership with the art program team of the Momentum# 4 Festival, a platform for international performance art at the Bains Connective in Brussels.
Cast and Crew
By/With: Gwendoline Robin.
Coproduction & Residency: Les Subsistances / Lyon / France, Antifestival / Finlande, Les Halles de Schaerbeek (Brussels).
