Philippe Rives

LUCKY TRIMMER Tanz Performance serie # 20

time:gap has been developed on a bilateral intention: the diversion of the image and the connection to personal imagination and reaction. Philippe challenges the audience to face their expectations and conventions, plays with our perception of time and subtly leads the spectators to question their own individual definition of the word “performance”.

Two protagonists are at play: a beautifully disturbing image of a bomb exploding and a slow decaying body.  While the mushroom rises up, Philippe simply melts down.

“How do we interpret the bomb explosion in such context? And, because the whole performance is in slow-motion, how does it affect our mind, our imagination, our emotions?” asks Philippe.

"In the course of the past few years, I have many times noticed that I had been creating images on a semi-unconscious level. I am usually aware of using strong impacting visuals but I often ignore any specific meaning that could be associated with them. In doing so I give the spectators more freedom for their inner experience. time:gap definitely questions the way we look at a performance and gives us an opportunity to get rid off any pre-established artistic rules. I like to consider my performances as an open door to be pushed, a tool for experience. I do not offer any ready-made answers. I rather let the moment unfold, excited to discover what the spectators will feel and live.”