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TO THE STRANGER
Video
Lenght: 6’24”
2020/2021

This was an exercise exploring anonymity. It happened as a reaction to the lack of hope caused by the coronavirus pandemic. As a search for connection in a world where the meaning of belonging becomes increasingly fluid.

Addressed to the global crises, the work reflected my own paralysis in the face of the momentum. I was supposed to be away, but instead I found myself in Amsterdam, lost in translation in my own home.

Despite the prevailing scepticism, the death toll in the Netherlands, as in most of Europe, surpassed apocalyptic levels on a daily basis. Meanwhile, in my homeland, the virus hit hard, especially hitting the poor.  There was nowhere to go, and I was afraid of the unknown.

The work emerged as an epic response, as though the time had come to leap into the unknown. When the music started in the havens, I grabbed a mantle and danced. That was the only thing I could do, in the face of my own isolation and powerlessness.

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TO THE STRANGER
Video
Lenght: 6’24”
Camera: René Van Lier
Music: Erbachme dich, mein Gott’ from 'St Matthew Passion' by J. S. Bach performed by the Netherlands Bach Society
Conductor: Jos van Veldhoven.
Soloists: Tim Mead (Alto), Shunske Sato (violin)
2020