VRATITSI

ВРАТИЦИ

As someone who has always struggled with verbal communication, finding unconventional ways to converse, has shifted from a necessity to a fascination.

VRATITSI is a performative ritual that intends to create a chain of conversations using clay as a mediating platform.

This artwork investigates haptic communication through a participatory installation piece that is built upon symbols of Bulgarian folklore, rites of passage and non-verbal communication. The field of haptics approaches communication through the interaction of touch. In the final artwork, touch is playfully explored as a transmitter of thought and emotions.

After responding to an invitation, 8 guests shaped a ring of clay inside a wooden construction. The participants were instructed to crawl into a rhombus shaped installation one-by-one, each with a timeslot of 30 minutes. Exiting the space, participants found a live stream projection, where they could see the person after them enter.
this ritual is to create a space outside of the concept of time and location and to find ways to stimulate conversation in this space.

Participants

Ratri Notosudirjo
McKenzie Ursh
Linh Luu
Amy Garcia Kennedy
Marvin Lalihatu
Runa Ong
Eden Calgie
Costanza Calzavara
Rico Dyks

Ijzerblok Studios, Rotterdam
2021