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connect: kaleidoscope

Performance · 2016
2-channel HD film with stereo music and sound only · 4’–6′ · 2016 · Edition of 10 + 2 AP
5-channel animation film with stereo music and sound only · 2’–6′ · 2016 · Edition of 10 + 2 AP
9 photographs · Edition of 10 + 2 AP· 8 drawings


Still from connect: kaleidoscope film I, by Sylvia Schwenk

Still from connect: kaleidoscope · film · 2016

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The sentiment driving this work is connection. Connection between people and connection with the natural world.

connect: kaleidoscope I, photograph by Sylvia Schwenk

connect: kaleidoscope I · photograph · 2016

connect: kaleidoscope III, photograph by Sylvia Schwenk

connect: kaleidoscope III · photograph · 2016

Over 30 people unite in movements to create a large human kaleidoscope, performed under a huge copper beech tree on a meadow of grass and flowers on the grounds of a water-castle. It is a meditative work with an almost spiritual feel. As raindrops fall on the faces of the performers, they share in the experience of connection.

connect: kaleidoscope IX, photograph by Sylvia Schwenk

connect: kaleidoscope IX · photograph · 2016

connect: kaleidoscope VIII, photograph by Sylvia Schwenk

connect: kaleidoscope VIII · photograph · 2016

Sylvia creates a body of work that re-presents these feelings. Her 2-channel film transports us back into the performance. One channel is screened on a wall, the other on a ceiling, drawing the viewer into the meadow, the rain, the slow turning of the kaleidoscope above.


connect: kaleidoscope I · channel I · opening minute · 2016

connect: kaleidoscope II · channel II · opening minute · 2016


For collectors

connect: kaleidoscope is available as a performance work, 2-channel HD film, 5-channel animation film, 9 photographs and 8 drawings. Works are available from €700 unframed.

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For galleries and curators

connect: kaleidoscope is available for exhibition, screening, loan and re-performance. The work allows flexible configurations for different spaces. Proposals and studio visits are welcome.

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