Equilibrium No.8 – Boundaries, 2012 & 2014
Isaac Chong Wai
Performance, Charcoal on Paper
300 x 700cm
Performers: Riham Abusenna, Antonie, Angie Maggiolino Blu, Isaac Chong Wai, Beatrice Cuspidi,
Rocio Gerdel, Federico Genna, Clara MaLie, Mard, Mari Moch, Carlos Omaña Vargas, Dina Reda, Gehad Saafan
Photos by Camila Blake and Aleks Slota
Marking one of the earliest performance series of Isaac Chong Wai, Equilibrium No. 8–Boundaries (2012/2014) examines intimacy, distance and human forms and creates overlapping and personal spaces where the boundaries of the body are extended. In the performance, the participants, lying face-down on the floor, are invited to draw the space that they can reach on a 7 meters long paper. Each participant holds two pieces of charcoal in their hands and draws until the charcoals are fully consumed. During the performance, the sound of drawing, like waves, fills the silence of the audience. Tracing the presence of the bodies, the movements of the arms outline the silhouette of the participants and portray the symmetrical balance unconsciously.