12 hours. 1000 bodies.
Tamara Rettenmund /Schweiz/Berlin)
one hectare one night /video/ Joachim Mühleisen- canara
12 hours. 1000 bodies/ long durational performance on May 25 9am to 9 pm
with:
Yannis Pappas- Costume design
Joachim Mühleisen- Film
Yiannis Pappas- Costume design
Land. Provides for the fundamental need of all animals. Rest. For it is a human right to sleep securely and soundly, and to be sheltered during this period of utter vulnerability.
How much space does a human being need in order to sleep safe and sound? And how many sleepers could the 1 Ha provide? A short film, one hectare one night, shot from above shows a person sleeping in the Gleisdreieck Park- canopied by site specific soundscapes, lights, moods, passersby, and body positions of the sleeper in a green dress.
One hectare one day – long durational performance will begin to fill the hectare with the shapes of those who could sleep there. The positions of the performer marked with chalk, and documented.1000 positions in 12 hours. Such markings reference also crime scenes, and sleeping positions of masses of people transported at different times in history forced into such a migration. Due to slavery they have lost their protection and security. The intervention highlights the need to protect the right to shelter for all people.
One hectare one night
Working from the premise that it is a human right to have enough space to sleep and to be sheltered during this period of utter vulnerability, this piece investigates land and soil in its capacity and duty to provide shelter.
This twofold piece, consisting of a video and long durational performance, explores the questions: How much space does a human being need in order to sleep safe and sound? And how many places for sleeping could the 1 Ha provide? A short film will be produced from documentation of a person sleeping in the Gleisdreieck Park- canopied by site specific soundscapes, lights, moods, passersby, and body positions of the sleeper in a green dress. A film team will shoot the sleeper from above
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