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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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