In dialogue with curator Vipash Purichanont for an exhibition at A+ Art, Kuala Lumpur I developed the project ‘A Size of Rice’, which explores specific measurements of objects, such as a grain of rice as well as the magnitude of objects in relation to our bodies.
Measurements have a crucial role in our lives and are fundamental to one’s mindset, instinct and intelligence. How we perceive and frame the world around us is directly linked to measurings and proportions relative to the human body. I invited four performers from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds in Indonesia to collaborate with me on ‘The Size of Rice’. I created an object/costume for each performer related to the body measurements each one selected based on their understanding of preferred correlations, namely length, weight, time and distance (inter-space). Once the objects/costumes took shape, I handed them over to the performers to immediately interact with them and create a spontaneous performance, reflecting on our discussions on measurements and cultural significance.
Find more on the e-catalogue http://cutt.ly/9mvqT30
Dancers: Abdi Karya, Siska Aprisia, Pebri Irawan, Ari Dwianto
Wood constructions: Octo Cornelius
Video: Anita Reza Zein