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anointment

By  n:u (melissandre varin) 2023

credit: Ayesha Jones

Dimensions
20min

performance

20 min

material: in-situ sand, clay, water, and spiritual oil

DYCP Arts Council England grant for international travels (DE, FI, GB) and mentorship by Other Spaces; CARE / erotics of liberation; liberation strategist Michelle Philipps; spiritual care coordinator Sym Mendez; and dancer Dan Lukehurst - performance documentation by Ayesha Jones.

Credit Mandip Singh Seehra 1756123077 n:u (melissandre varin)

by n:u (melissandre varin) and Sym Stellium

digital video

12min 28sec

filmed and edited by Rachel Bunce

audio description & captioning by Seán Elder

Two people in motion, using Palestinian olive oil and soil - oscillating between care and violence amidst a rapidly transforming urban landscape.

Commissioned by: Byuka aka Fortune Tailed Beast & Giulia Casalini for Burned House Horizons

Image credit: Eda Sancakdar Onikinci, embrace,…

embrace

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de la boue et des racines

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