Perdut (Lost)

Lost (Perdut – Catalan trans.)

Location: Centre Cultural la Merce, Girona, Spain

Occasion: 7-8th March 2008, International Women’s Day [Dia Internacional de les Dones]

Space: Central area of large cloisters (the building was an old monastery and is now functioning as a cultural centre). Overlooked by two storeys of windows and balconies. People watch from balconies and walkway surrounding cloisters. On one balcony, a projector is positioned – the image hits the ground as a skewed rectangle. Small candles burn in the corners of the space.

Performance: A sole female figure occupies the central area of a Cloister space. She marks out 12 areas by placing various objects in the on the ground. Bound tightly at the waist with black ribbon, she is attached to twelve pillars. She sways gently and sings quietly as a video projection plays over her, from above. Surrounding her is evidence of the process and actions that brought her to this point.

For Gresol Art, Girona.

Duration approx. 2 hours