A grandmother and her granddaughter baking together at a kitchen table in warm afternoon light

CORPOREAL

DURATION:
7'
DESCRIPTION

In collaboration with Mexican artist Jordi Hernandez's timber sculpture, I engaged in a dialogue between human and sculpture. The rope, a sinewy umbilicus, orchestrated a balletic, co-dependent interplay between my body and the sculpture. Through various movements—static, slow, and fast—I created a bond with the wooden sculpture. As I moved, the sculpture responded in kind, embodying defiance against its innate inanimateness. This synergy unveiled a narrative of forms—a dialogue in which the organic curvature of my body melded with the angular stoicism of the wooden structure. I didn’t just coexist with the sculpture; I became an integral part of its existence, and it became mine, challenging the conventional demarcations between artist, object, and audience. The performance resonated as a commentary on the human-environment continuum. In this interstice, the friction and tension symbolised the often overlooked yet intrinsic nexus between humans and nature. Corporeal emerged as a reflective mirror not just for myself—but also a contemplative vessel that implores us to reconceptualise our understanding of self in relation to our surroundings.

CREDITS

Video credits: Lesdavag. Audio credits: Alonso Izquierdo Ávila Zuleta. Curated/produced by: Lesdavag. Collaborators: Sculpture by Jordi Hernandez, Koik Contemporary Gallery Mexico City

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Zosia Zoltkowski

I explore the corporeal and mental dimensions of my being to create performances, site interventions, and immersive installations to articulate and visually express the invisible or that which escapes us.

Zosia Zoltkowski