lela b. njatin

conceptual art

 

i didn't want to know, but i have since come to know

"this is only a response to persistance of images. they are in the roots of literature, they multiply, they transcend from one media to another...
one can not shut his eyes in order not to be mute."

from performance at ljubljana castle in september 2005, photo: srečko bajda

concept and direction	:	lela b. njatin
acting	:	tomaž gubenšek
scenography	:	primož jeza
music	:	srečko bajda
light design	:	tomaž štrucl

miniature of open form. it creates a juncture of mental spaces. their dimension depends on present concentration by performers and watchers. for both there is a supporting context of literature - a fragment from javier marias's novel a heart so white: to performers it is an inspiration, to watchers it can be the key for understanding. according to context of continental breakfast network's festival memory (w)hole performance is calling for emptiness in mental spaces and enables an active role to it.

but the origin of the performance is understanding, that images are persistent. the performance is a process of encountering of different
images: those generated by literary context, those which are created during the performance, and those mental ones by watchers. the knotting point of understanding the images is to get the knowledge through pain - the latest comes from the relation between images and emptiness. the performance as tableaux vivant in the field of arts offers time for dedication to approaching to the understanding.

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