Through the physical confrontation of the human body and different experimental materials, elements and gravity, Planet [wanderer] sets in motion the visceral and tragic love tale between humans and the planet they are bound to.
Choreographer Damien Jalet and Sculptor Kohei Nawa merge their practices in order to create works that become so symbiotic that they could be defined as moving sculpture or sculptural performance. (Fedora, 2020)
Choreographer Damien Jalet and Sculptor Kohei Nawa merge their practices in order to create works that become so symbiotic that they could be defined as moving sculpture or sculptural performance. (Fedora, 2020)
In November 2018 I travelled to Japan to take part in an internship in Kohei Nawa’s Sandwich studio. I worked primarily within the architecture team but also worked in the contemporary art teams. During my time my roles included concept research, physical model making, ideas exploration in rhino, general office cleaning duties, materials research and more. These are some selected released works I contributed to.
During my time on Planet[wanderer] I worked under Kohei Nawa in teams researching materials for the set design, the materials researched needed to have a relation to the dancers and become apart of the stage and the dancers. I had significant involvement the research of slime and latex.
PLANET [WANDERER] by Damien Jalet/Kohei Nawa
Gif created from video:(Damien Jalet / Kohei Nawa, Planet [wanderer] - crowdfunding, 2020) https://vimeo.com/465714035
Gif created from video:(Damien Jalet / Kohei Nawa, Planet [wanderer] - crowdfunding, 2020) https://vimeo.com/465714035