Density / Struggle

Rhys Votano
Performed by Steven Watson & Romi Muse
Multi-screen video
6:06 Mins
2014

Struggle expresses the power light can have in shaping our form, giving us clarity among darkness.

Water is a harmonious texture yet it had a very disruptive effect on light. The work highlights how unstable our perception of the body can be. Like a river, it is the same despite always changing.

Performers Steven and Romi appear of Herculean strength yet battle against the flow and eventually collapses from the assault.

The full exhibition design features hanging sheets with water dripping from them as the video imagery projects through it. Full details available on request.