Recomposing Multitudes
Lecture Performance 2024, 45min"`Recomposing Multitudes´ dives into the concept of the human body as a collective organism, where billions of microorganisms co-exist and co-evolve. It challenges the idea of individual boundaries, revealing that we are deeply interconnected with the microbial world. From a microbiome perspective, the idea that we are autonomous or separate from nature dissolves—our bodies are vibrant ecosystems shaped by symbiotic relationships.
This performance invites audiences to reconsider their bodies through sound. Drawing on scientific research, it explores how specific frequencies can influence not only our bodies but also the bacteria within them. By blending sonic and light elements, participants are encouraged to imagine their bodies as living, networked ecosystems—transforming into hybrid beings, more plant than human, and interconnected with the world around them.
Through this immersive experience, "Recomposing Multitudes" prompts us to rethink our identity as human, asking us to embrace our collective nature as part of a larger, microbial and environmental whole.”
Text by Ale Zapata / Improper Walls
This performance invites audiences to reconsider their bodies through sound. Drawing on scientific research, it explores how specific frequencies can influence not only our bodies but also the bacteria within them. By blending sonic and light elements, participants are encouraged to imagine their bodies as living, networked ecosystems—transforming into hybrid beings, more plant than human, and interconnected with the world around them.
Through this immersive experience, "Recomposing Multitudes" prompts us to rethink our identity as human, asking us to embrace our collective nature as part of a larger, microbial and environmental whole.”
Text by Ale Zapata / Improper Walls
