A fine line between
A fine line between is an audiovisual choreography featuring a wearable instrument that serves as an extension of the body. By merging physical phenomena like spring reverb and resonance modes, the instrument produces intricate and ever-evolving harmonics. Instead of the body simply operating the instrument, they form a symbiotic relationship. Listening to what the system generates and waiting for incidental sounds to play with. Working with the unpredictable behavior of the instrument by using potential accidents as a tool for improvisation.
For me, playing acts as a form of stimming, a way to navigate the delicate balance between overstimulation and under-stimulation, a state that I often find elusive. While stimming is primarily recognized as a coping mechanism for people with autism and ADHD, the challenge of overstimulation affects us all. In a world increasingly saturated with stimuli that demand our attention, which has even become a trading strategy, stimming offers a way to regain control over our attention and foster the connection between mind and body.
Folkets hus, Ankarsrum
29/08
22.00-22.30
ABOUT THE ARTIST
BRITT VAN DEN BOOGARD
Britt van den Boogaard is a multi-sensory instrument builder and performer. With a background in media design and film, she just graduated from Art/Science Interfaculty in the Hague. Her work delves into sensory interference, where she merges physical phenomena to build (wearable)instruments. Britt embraces the unpredictable nature of these instruments, using their instability as a tool for improvisation. Intrigued by neurodiversity and the influence of sensory stimuli to mental health, she aims to extend and share her experience of stimming, a coping mechanism used to relieve stress and improve concentration. This exploration culminates in performances which harmoniously blend light, sound, and body movement into meditative compositions.
