Hochparterre [Mezzanine] 2010/2009
Mezzanine Vienna, 2010
Figura cuncta videntis / Hommage an Christoph Schlingensief, Himmelpfortgasse, TBA21, Vienna
Video stills, HD video, 8:40 min, performance duration 8:40 min, actress: Joanna Praml
Mezzanine Altona, 2010
Looking For Changes, Große Bergstraße, Hamburg
Video still, HD video, 8:30 min, performance duration 8:30 min, actress: Joanna Praml
Mezzanine Berlin, 2009
Ballhaus Naunynstraße, Berlin
Video stills, HD video, 9 min, performance duration 9 min, actress: Joanna Praml
In Aladağ's performative work Mezzanine the
many-voiced assemblage is represented by the single face of the actress
who moves her moth according to the playback and outlines the invisible
speakers through the display of a precise mime.
Since all of the statements, which is a collage of the residents of the
Naunynstraße share the same interface, namely the face of the
performer. As confident subjects of a staging that continuously and
transparently refers to itself, they offer a rich description of their
environment. The result is a concrete poetry of the city, in which
spectator, actress and generators of the original soundtrack become
actors of a fair play with authenticity and curiosity.