one hundred balloons
breath
The artist blows up 100 Balloons that gradually fill the space around her. While referring to the current problematic issue of breathing, due to the pandemic, the performance reflects upon the things we take for granted, our aspirations and dreams, which now become impossible. The balloons that surround the artist are suspect cases, therefore they are sorted out and marked one by one in order to be bursted. As they spread in wider circles the room empties.
staying home due to the pandemic and bursting dreams
I made this performative video in autumn 2020, in midst of the second lockdown of the Covid-pandemic, in my studio in Vienna for the 8th up-on festival in Chengdu, China
material of the artistic research of the balloon
here are some of the artistic research shorts about the aesthetic and performative qualities of the balloon in nature that I made before I decided upon the form of 100 balloons.
I also created a nighttime balloon performance installation
