Seeking Solace
2023
Operatic performance
Length and size variable
Presented in POST (NL), at ‘Boekie Woekie & Friends’ in Arti et Amicitiae (NL), and the 2023 Tokyo Biennale (JP)
2023
Operatic performance
Length and size variable
Presented in POST (NL), at ‘Boekie Woekie & Friends’ in Arti et Amicitiae (NL), and the 2023 Tokyo Biennale (JP)
Seeking Solace delves into the stark contrast between the outward face of professional life and the internal struggles modern individuals face. The lyrics are inspired by candid and confessional videos found on TikTok, highlighting the profound duality between the open expressions people share online and the guarded fronts they present in their everyday lives. The impostor syndrome in the lyrics becomes even more apparent by juxtaposing the unhinged confessions and the archaic folk songs. While the lyrics are intimate and unrelenting, the folk songs are reassuring and comforting - a paradox that many relate to from their own lives in regard to their inner dialogue as opposed to external circumstances.
Performed in POST by Amanda Payne, Caz Egelie, Hildur Elísa Jónsdóttir, Nadia Baxşı and Sabine Pendry, photos by Bas Overbeek
Performed at ‘Boekie Woekie & Friends’ by Amanda Payne, Ari Teperberg, Hildur Elísa Jónsdóttir, Nadia Baxşı, and Sigrún Gyða Sveinsdóttir, photos by Elena Štrok
Performed at the Tokyo Biennale by
Airi Katayama, Fumio Moriyama, Hildur Elísa Jónsdóttir, Miuna Kusumoto, and Natsumi Kuroki, photos by Akiko Hashigushi
Performed at ‘Boekie Woekie & Friends’ by Amanda Payne, Ari Teperberg, Hildur Elísa Jónsdóttir, Nadia Baxşı, and Sigrún Gyða Sveinsdóttir, photos by Elena Štrok
Performed at the Tokyo Biennale by
Airi Katayama, Fumio Moriyama, Hildur Elísa Jónsdóttir, Miuna Kusumoto, and Natsumi Kuroki, photos by Akiko Hashigushi
