Raft
Raft explores inner and outer landscapes, through a choreographed mapping and navigation of the solar system and the self-performed on a sculptural Zodiac stage. Presenting a dialogue between the microcosm and the macrocosm, mapping the relationships between distant stars, the present individual and the planets, in an exploration and interrogation of the esoteric and exoteric aspects of self.
Raft draws inspiration from: ‘The Archaic Revival’ – the invigoration of principles and practices whose efficacy was mislaid during the divorce of science and spirituality. ‘Alchemical Practice’ – the ritual arrangement of persons and symbols in the physical world to create a narrative dialogue that changes the conceptual and emotional world within us. ‘Self-exploration’ – the quest to know oneself via a navigation of our emotional and historical experience of being.
Created and performed as a collaboration between; Nicole Vivien Watson, Matthew De Kersaint Giraudeau, and Ben Jeans Houghton. With support from Arts Council England and partners; CCA: Glasgow, Berwick Visual Arts and Workplace Gallery.
