light – REVOLUTION will be DIGITISED

KV oil lamps and lighting technologies on global dance stages by Dr Avanthi Meduri

23/08/2021 / light, space, stagecraft

In this essay, I will elaborate on Trent Kim’s exposition on light, stagecraft, space and network, but will do this by focusing attention on the traditional oil lamp, known as Kuthu-villaku in South India, hereafter KV. Kim’s provocation is inspiring. It enabled me to think about my own personal crisis generated around the KV oil […]

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A poem with emojis by Funmi Adewole

23/08/2021 / body, emojis, light, modern, time

Modernity is strategised 📝 not industrialised 🏭 meaning if we all spend time ⏰ On this task 🧿 (rethinking the centre) we 💯 will become more conscious 💭 of each other’s temporalities ☀️ 🌧 We will have to share implements 🖥 for one ☝️☝🏻☝🏼☝🏽☝🏾☝🏿 thing Then we would all be modern at the same time. 💃🏾 The dancing body knows 👃👃🏻👃🏼👃🏽👃🏾👃🏿 that it takes time ⏰ to

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How to perform light by Trent Kim

05/08/2021 / dialectics, fanon, light, space, void

This entry is a short description of my personal exploration of the idea of ‘network’ metaphorically through the medium of light. Light is neither immaterial, invisible, nor abstract. One might picture a desk lamp or a theatrical spotlight when the word ‘light’ is heard, but could struggle to have a clear picture of light in

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