body(input); 2
Medium
Lights, bio-sensors
Date
2015/05
Role
Concept, Light Design
body(input); 2 is an intermedia performance speculating on a parasitic relationship between body and technology.
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body(input); 2 is a solo dance performance that explores a parasitic relationship between the physical body and technology. It examines the gradual extension of human perception—how innovation reshapes the way we experience the world, ourselves, and our physical capabilities—while also reflecting on increasingly complex technologies that adapt, evolve, and gain autonomy.
Interactive light, generated from the dancer’s biological signals, serves as a metaphor for technology. Its behavior shifts throughout the performance: at times it responds precisely to the dancer’s heartbeat, breath, and muscle activity; at others, it acts independently, detaching from the input data as an autonomous entity. This evolving relationship defines the dynamic between body and system.
The work focuses on the ambiguity of our current condition, raising questions about agency, control, and coexistence in an increasingly technologized world.
Team
Concept, Lighting design: Mária Júdová
Choreography, Dance: Markéta Kuttnerová
Sound programming: Petr Zabrodský
Hardware, Software: Andrej Boleslavský
Thanks to: Sven Heier, Yves Regenass,Benny Hauser, Mitch Gruss, Opendot, Kristína Dúhová, Miloš Vojtechovský
Supported by: Roxy Birsfelden, Migros culture percentage, FAMU