New live installations in his signature choreographic style – of stillness and deceleration – explore the relationships between the human figure, still images and sculptural objects by disrupting our sense of time.
HONG KONG, November 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Maria Hassabi: I will be your mirrorthe last exhibition in Tai Kwun The live art program will premiere two new works by Maria Hassabi, a pioneer over the past two decades of a distinctive artistic practice based on the relationship between the living body, the still image and the sculptural object. I will be your mirror will be live from October 13 to November 26, 2023; Throughout the exhibition, dancers perform the artist’s choreography during Tai Kwun Contemporary’s opening hours.
One of the leading figures of living art, Maria Hassabi moves freely between the contexts of museums, theaters and public spaces. With a signature choreographic style defined by sculptural physicality, stillness and tranquility, his works challenge our expectations as viewers within the museum space. By exploring the relationship between the human figure and the still image and the sculptural object, the two live installations connected in I will be your mirror seek to leave a lasting impact on how we view ourselves and those around us.
This new exhibition is developed in the architectural space of the top floor galleries of JC Contemporary. Bringing together his choreographic practice, sound, sculpture, photography and painting, the exhibition confronts the notion of his own image through a pattern of golden reflections. The works invite viewers to question the fluidity of an image, similar to the ephemeral nature of a dance – elusive unless documented, which in turn strips it of its vividness and therefore its reality. The tension between the living body and the still image, the spectacular and the everyday, the subject and the object comes into play.
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Maria Hassabi: I will be your mirror Date: October 13 to November 26, 2023 Curated by Xue Tan with Louiza Ho Dancers: Marah Arcilla, Elena Antoniou, Sylvie Cox, Li De, Maria Hassabi, Adam Russell Jones, Mickey Mahar, Tasos Nikas, Yuma Sylla, Sara Tan, Solong Zhang Architectural study: Maria Maneta, Maria Hassabi Sound design: Stavros Gasparatos, Maria Hassabi Clothing design: Victoria Bartlett, Venia Polyhronaki |
I will be your mirror is built with performances that take place daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday to Sundayperformed by dancers from Hong Kong and all over the world. The artist will also be present in the exhibition during the first half of the exhibition period.
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