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Cabbage Heads, Brighton UK
Soundwaves Festival 2011, Brighton UK
A collaboration with the performance group LOST PARADE
About 100 cabbages, red and white
5 female performers, plain clothes in plain colours, shoes with heals
Location: Cafeteria, University of Brighton UK
Two large piles of cabbages with about 50 cabbages each are placed at the opposite ends of the cafeteria. One performer lies down close to one of the piles and a second performer begins to cover her with cabbages so that only a few body parts remain visible. When all the cabbages have been distributed the performer sits down and observes her partner until she begins to move and to extract herself from the load. The partners swap roles and the second one lies down to be covered by her collaborator. The same occurs at the other end of the room with the other pile of cabbages. Gradually the two couples move towards each other and build joint heaps around two of the performers in the centre of the space.
The performers also begin to include audiences by placing cabbages around their legs, in their lap and against other body parts. In addition the performers peel individual leaves of the cabbages in proximity of members of the audience to create auditory experiences.
Photos: Andrew Downs
Two of the performers sit down at a couple of tables with large piles of leaves and begin to wrap and tie the leaves around their heads until they themselves resemble oversized cabbages. The many layers of cabbage leaves inhibit the performers' movements and prevent any visual orientation, so that the performers have to rely on their ears for communication. Two other performers come closer and continue to peel leaves of cabbages as a means to lead the others out of the space. The blind performers rise and follow the sounds, leaving behind a trail of broken leaves.
The project engages with the materiality and structure of the vegetable and the human body.
The different processes, breaking of leaves and attention to sound qualities reinforce the actual materiality of the objects. At the same time the use of a large number of cabbages and the unusual deployment turn the cabbages into abstract objects and sculptural elements. Sensuous experiences and playful experimentation combine the familiar and the foreign and invite audiences to explore different modes of engagement.
The unusual deployment of cabbages is possible within the context of Art. Even though the artists’ interventions are transient and comparable to activities of the everyday (piling, ordering, peeling, tying up) the cabbage-piles and leaf-constructions achieve an aura of the eternal beautiful.
The use of food as sculptural material within the context of Art also provokes discussions, ambivalence and a re-evaluation with regards to the value of food.
In the performance the artists turn themselves into cabbage-like figures, identifying with the material used.
Photos: Andrew Downs and Manou Fruteau