This play is a reflection on the (im)possibility of accepting diversity and the other. The fragmented body of the neoplasm—the fruit of unstable conditions—overcomes barriers, loves and denies itself and others, wanders around, forgetting its profession. It frequently and with pleasure divides, goes through dangerous palpation, questions the possibility of contact with the experience of the other. Poorly brought up but very successful, it invites us to a trans-species transition.
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Materials: Photos, texts, video documentation, instruction cards In my life as an artist, sometimes I think how strongly relatives influence us, but how often it is difficult to discuss our work with them. It happened that I took their stories for projects, that is, I used the resources of family memory. And I am left with the feeling that at a symbolic level, I need to give something in return. Therefore, I decided to communicate with my relatives through performative practices. I wrote down stories that are especially memorable for me and, on their basis, made instructions with actions through which I can simultaneously share these experiences while simultaneously turning them into something new: the participants become and join in the performances. As it turned out, this project requires a doubt that I am not from a mono-ethnic family and that there are Nenets, Armenians, Russians and probably someone else among my relatives. What if the project was not perceived as exotic? I suppose we have an ordinary Russian family, where the devil will break his leg in the genealogy, and stories sound and feel special if you give them your attention.
When
Pop-Aganda: Revolution & Iconography, April 1, 2022 - December 18, 2022
Where
500 Sampsonia, 4th Floor
Syanda Yaptik is a versatile master of applied homemade anti-magic throughout the world. Syanda grew up in Northern Artic Russia and is from the Nenets Tribe. She often uses family memory as resources for her projects. Her work is performative. She is inspired by memories of family, often building performative actions that are somatic, producing a moving symbol of these stories/memories—to help express the connection she feels to family.
