25 min costumed performance | 2019
A choreographed cleansing ritual takes place in what was once an asbestos factory in Buenos Aires's Technology District. Catalina plays the narrator. She is naked and fully waxed; antistatic alveolar film dungarees shields her body from the external toxic elements. As the narrative progresses the narrator begins to wax, extracting follicles and carbon and silicone molecules from the body. Seven costumed performers follow suite, forming a circuit around the audience as they offer their precious metal components. The performance is scored to a digitally processed voice repeating "ella es brillante, magnética, ¡fugaz!" overlaid onto a futuristic soundtrack.
Produced in collaboration with Guillaume Brisson-Darveau. Supported by the Conseil des Arts de Montréal, Creative Scotland Open Project Fund and La Ira de Dios at CheLA (Buenos Aires, Ar). Documentation by Pablo Caligaris.
