«Heavily influenced by happenings by John Cage and an ode to «what I wish the modern-dance era had the potential to produce…»»

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intimacy

EXPERIMENTAL COMPOSITION OF AN ECSTATIC APPROACH TO DOCUMENTING. COMPOSITION THROUGH VARIOUS FORMATS AND MEDIUMS. Does a post-ecstatic medium exist?

THE HYPERBOLIC TIME CHAMBER OF THE ECSTATIC is a compilation of self-recorded solo-tapes and films made with trusted friends. The time chamber is composed by 3 sides which are shown in a loop. Each video is treated as a body. Expressing the ecstatic need to be creative. Resisting the capitalist urge to overcompensate, the artist goes through the process of going deeper with oneself. During lockdown they continued their research and documented the process through a series of videos and songs produced in isolation. As a dance/movement artist Titilayo has been interested in investigating post-modern dance as a method of shedding the ego to discover what lies deeper under the surface of aesthetics.

Surrending to the urge to be ecstatic, to be relentless in emotion but while also maintaining a stoic approach to performance and practice. THE HYPERBOLIC TIME CHAMBER OF THE ECSTATIC is also a memoir of the value of stillness and silence which follows shortly after ecstatic experiences. «How do I scream without distributing  the peace?. How do I release these emotions without giving too much of myself away?». Through THE HYPERBOLIC TIME CHAMBER OF THE ECSTATIC, Titilayo Adebayo composes with the archives to explore ways in which they can «play with the self» in an exhibition setting. Embracing the inner child and healing. The bodies of the videos and music create choreography – duets, trios – through time, space and the camera. With a friend occasionally being part of the process.