‘Give it a Rest’, Pollinator 2023
Give it a Rest, brings different trajectories of rest into the conversation with artist and researcher, Danilo Correale and body based practitioner Aabshaar Wakhloo. Investigating the idea of labor, leisure, waiting and loitering through video, sound, and body in space Aabshaar and Danilo propose new rhythms. One lullaby at a time.
Aabshaar Wakhloo, magan, Installation and Performance, 2023
Sound Design by Neelansh Mittra featuring lullabies sung by friends and family.
When the entire body drowns deeper into the earth- rising and falling, expanding and disappearing - What are the chances and risks?
The heart beats in an ebb and flow. Within the contraction, there is also expansion. In some parts of the body, there is a delay. What choices are abandoned? Eyes open, eyes close.
The condition of standing collapses into the cushioning of the flesh, and soft cradling evokes a state of magan (unabashed freedom) where rest is a play. There is no rush. The inclination is to fall in love with the interstices of day and night, rest and wakefulness.When the entire body drowns deeper into the earth- rising and falling, expanding and disappearing - What are the chances and risks?
The heart beats in an ebb and flow. Within the contraction, there is also expansion. In some parts of the body, there is a delay. What choices are abandoned? Eyes open, eyes close.