Plastique Fantastique
LIVEBOAT – Chapter 5
Berlin
A gigantic «Liveboat» is stranded on the festival grounds – an artistic call to attention by the art collective Plastique Fantastique. The group formed in Berlin in 1999 and has since become known for its installations and interdisciplinary collaborations that often challenge the boundaries between public and private space. In their work, they create huge, expansive artworks made from transparent plastic materials, creating entirely new ways of looking at ever-changing environments. Plastique Fantastique has already exhibited in numerous art institutions around the world, including the Venice Biennale in 2019. At the festival, the group presents «LIVEBOAT – Chapter V», a semi-transparent boat sculpture. Inside the installation, an unusual place for encounter opens up to its visitors: Excerpts from Homer’s Odyssey are woven into a soundscape and invite you to listen and exchange.
The project thematically refers to various discussion formats at the festival, such as the Stammtisch, where guests are invited to share their way of looking at borders and migrants in flight. In Talking on Water, sociologist Vanessa E. Thompson talks about new perspectives on state power and its unequal promises of protection. In addition, the «Liveboat» is located in the immediate vicinity of the video installations by the Swiss research collective Border Forensics and is also freely accessible. (as)
Simple words
The «Liveboat» is a large, inflated rescue boat.
You can go inside the boat.
Inside the boat you can read and listen to texts.
Artistic direction and cast
| Konzept | Marco Canevacci, Yena Young |
|---|---|
| Sounddesign | Marco Barotti |
| Fotos | ZTS / Kira Kynd |
Production
| Produktion | Plastique Fantastique |
|---|---|
| Premiere | Juni 2015, 48 Stunden Neukölln Kunst- und Kulturfestival (Berlin) |
Landiwiese
Installation, Inflatable Boat, Odyssey
Language
no language skills required
An inclusive event
Thanks
The showing at the Zürcher Theater Spektakel is supported by the Ernst Göhner Stiftung
Dates
shows from today- Th 17.08. 18:00 Admission free
- Fr 18.08. 18:00 Admission free
- Sa 19.08. 16:00 Admission free
- Su 20.08. 16:00 Admission free
- Mo 21.08. 18:00 Admission free
- Tu 22.08. 18:00 Admission free
- We 23.08. 16:00 Admission free
- Th 24.08. 18:00 Admission free
- Fr 25.08. 18:00 Admission free
- Sa 26.08. 16:00 Admission free
- Su 27.08. 16:00 Admission free
- Mo 28.08. 18:00 Admission free
- Tu 29.08. 18:00 Admission free
- We 30.08. 16:00 Admission free
- Th 31.08. 18:00 Admission free
- Fr 01.09. 18:00 Admission free
- Sa 02.09. 16:00 Admission free
- Su 03.09. 16:00 Admission free