a rendition of stifled ghost-spells (2023)
3 hour 20
Commissioned by IKON Gallery x Vivid Projects

material: black synthetic hair, molasses, a stainless steel container, black corrugated floor protection, white vinegar, M.I/L?K!, white walls, and melissandre

In a rendition of stifled ghost-spells, melissandre plays with the (im)possibility to conjure and exorcise inter-generational trauma with small gestures. Approaching the moment as an ana-choreography composed with crumbling building blocks. The performance might emerge as an over-scritpted improvisation of Blackness.

ID: performance with molasses and black synthetic hair , collective braiding and violent wiping
Credit: Cathy Wade