a rendition of stifled ghost-spells (2023)

duration: 3 hour 20

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

Commissioned by IKON Gallery and Vivid Projects

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.

image credit: Cathy Wade, a rendition of stifled ghost-spells, Passionate Pilgrim by Melati Suryodarmo curated by Melanie Pocock, IKON Gallery (UK), 2024