Author: Leonardo Pellegatta
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The Ark, the Crane & the Turtle
Kagome kagome The bird in the basket, When, oh when will it come out In the night of dawn, The crane and turtle slipped Who is behind you now? Kagome Kagome (かごめかごめ) is a Japanese children`s game and the song associated with it is a subject of much interest because of its cryptic lyrics. One…
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Circo
“First, entering the circus, there… we always come across the double gate, behind which stands the keeper of the Circus observing us from a crystal ball… … …Look at me: I am the mistress of gymnasts, clowns, young girls – jumping and flying. They are all my toys, just for my delight, but I let…
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Tropical tree
Tropical Tree is a multimedia project inspired by the 1960`s play Nettaiju by Yukio Mishima. In this play a tragic drama takes place amid the uncluttered minimalist setting of a Japanese garden, inside of which a mysterious tropical tree is rising outrageously. Drawing upon abstract dialogues and memories, Mishima creates a story where nature stands…
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Cinema Before Cinema
Cinema before Cinema is a project that aims to explore the dialogue between still and moving images along with improvised sound and music. The project started in Tokyo, and developed throughout several collaborations with improvise musicians. The inspiration of the performance comes from the desire to amplify the scientific and artistic impulse behind sequence photography…
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ULYSSES
Ineluctable modality of the visible: at least if that no more, thought through my eyes.Signatures of all things I am here to read, seaspawn and seawrack, the nearing tide, that rusty boot.Snotgreen, bluesilver, rust: coloured signs. Limits of the diaphane… James Joyce, Ulysses The Ulysses series is a body of work based upon the novel…