I am not Tino Sehgal - I am a cat
2016
Nahmad Projects, London
Part of a series of 30 performances
titled I am NOT Tino Sehgal
-
I am a cat
2017, PERFO! Tampere
The performance is a durational piece in
which a slow-motion choreography is
presented along with feline improvisation.
The choreography is based on
representation whereas the improvisation
focuses on internal experience of catness
and shiftingaway from human awareness.
Referencing Tino Seghal's piece Kiss that
is a collection of amorous scenes from
history of art, I am not Tino Seghal - I
am a cat draws from art history representing
cats. Expanding on social life of humans,
the performance explores humans embodying
animal life. Improvisation of feline kind
asks what is the potential of inhabiting
non-human movement vocabulary. The refences
include for example the Egyptian Gayer-
Anderson Cat, Renoir's Girl and Cat (1880-81)
and Rachman's By day she made herself into a
cat (1920).
Familiar body language from the feline world is
placed onto the human body, asking questions of
the relationship of the two species. What are the
social conventions around animal representation?
Are we more prepared to see a cat painting instead
of a cat performance? How do we relate to each other
through behaviour that is not human?
cats on day 1
Maya Goldstein, Paul Hughes, Tuuli Malla, Natalie Wong
cats on day 2
Lauri Jäntti, Tuuli Malla, Marcel Proske, Tereza Silon
photos: Benedict Johnson
print: Felix Valloton: La Paresse
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