Of breath
Of mind
Of spit
Of sight
Of sound
Of healing
Of lucidity
Of hands
Of time
Considering our place in the perceived presence from a series of momentary actions.
PRESENCE/s was shown as part of Place. Rhythm. Pulse. An ongoing programme at Ausland, in Berlin. This work marked the first collaboration between Sudden Infant's Joke Lanz and Thomas John Bacon and was the presentation of a score of actions following a short residency at Ausland, in Berlin Germany in 2015.
For more information on this performance please visit: thomasjohnbacon.com/presences
Many thanks to Frank Foge for the video footage and Gretchen Blegan + all the team at Ausland for their facilitation and support.
NB: the strobe effect on the video was due initially to the extremely heavy bass present in the first 30 mins of the performance which caused the camera equipment to continue to malfunction thereafter and resonate with the fluorescent lighting. No strobe lights were used in this performance.
This residency and performance was made possible through the generous support of Ausland.
Cast:Thomas John Bacon