dust
July 21 & 28, 2021
Composition Title: dust
My Art of Voice and Body; performance, livestream and video work
Composition and performance by Aine E. Nakamura
Video by Jeffrey Yoon
On-site sound, lighting, livestream, and documentation support by Angelina DeSocio, Karolina Ochoa-Montes, Ayaka Fujii, Sophia Nappa, Lewis Fender, and Zac Geinzer
Duration: 11:00 (excerpt 2:33) & 9:24
Premiered at The Gallatin Galleries for my solo exhibition Circle hasu: We plant seeds in the spring of mountains (Jul 16-Aug 13 2021)
Due to the weather condition on July 21, the work was presented on July 28 for the audience on the sidewalk for the second time (dust II).
I am not a dust of a nation
I am not a dust of a culture
I wish to live and die as a dust of the universe
I approached gradually toward a mountain temple. I am alone. It is late afternoon and dark in the woods. I now understand why it is supposed to be a training to walk into the mountain. It is a truly fearful experience, and I try to overcome the fear I feel. I keep walking and climbing the summer thick mountain, saying, I am sorry, Thank you. I come to a point where there are roots of ancient trees. It is a window to a smaller and quiet focus to my surprise. For the whole work presented on July 21, please see here.
clothes by iai
hat (shown in the whole work) by my late grandfather
Shape
July 16, 2020
Composition Title: Shape
My Art of Voice and Body; performance, livestream and video work
Composition and performance by Aine E. Nakamura
Duration: 14:15 (excerpt 4:27)
Premiered at The Gallatin Galleries for my solo exhibition Circle hasu: We plant seeds in the spring of mountains (Jul 16-Aug 13 2021)
During my solo exhibition, which focused on recovery, healing, and a space to listen to the inner, I presented multiple performative installations in addition to my main performance on July 26. The performances were viewed from the sidewalk of Washington Pl at Broadway in New York City, and live-steamed with the support of The Gallatin Galleries, Angelina DeSocio, Karolina Ochoa-Montes, Sophia Nappa, Lewis Fender, and Zac Geinzer. The performances were documented by videographer Jeffrey Yoon and artist Ayaka Fujii, and the media was installed at the gallery during the period of the exhibition. The livestream videos can be viewed at The Gallatin Galleries website.
I presented this work on the first day of the exhibition. For the whole work, please see here.
My grandfather was moving his legs in his unconsciousness on a hospital bed a few weeks before his passing.
In my body in hospital and recovery, I saw a new-born infant. The baby was also moving the legs so gently as if the baby cuddled the air.
I practiced walking the corridor, feeling the distance between me and the trees may not be shortened easily.
Stones, lotus
July 19, 2020
Composition Title: Stones, lotus
My Art of Voice and Body and an introductory talk; performance, livestream and video work
Composition and performance by Aine E. Nakamura
Video by Jeffrey Yoon
On-site sound, lighting, livestream, and documentation support by Angelina DeSocio, Karolina Ochoa-Montes, Ayaka Fujii, Sophia Nappa, Lewis Fender, and Zac Geinzer
Duration: 20:28
Premiered at The Gallatin Galleries for my solo exhibition Circle hasu: We plant seeds in the spring of mountains (Jul 16-Aug 13 2021)
My installation objects become borders that I wish to move and change, and my lived experiences in two countries as someone who does not belong anywhere and as a woman.
'I' therefore try to find a different way of being, seeing and feeling, instead of being confined in a certain bordered space, while embracing my complexity and ambiguity, as a being of this universe.
Untitled
July 28, 2021
My Art of Voice and Body; performance, livestream and video work
Composition and performance by Aine E. Nakamura
Video by Jeffrey Yoon
On-site sound, lighting, livestream, and documentation support by Angelina DeSocio, Karolina Ochoa-Montes, Ayaka Fujii, Sophia Nappa, Lewis Fender, and Zac Geinzer
Duration: 12:10
Premiered at The Gallatin Galleries for my solo exhibition Circle hasu: We plant seeds in the spring of mountains (Jul 16-Aug 13 2021)