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Tracing Shadows was developed with the support of the Artsadmin Bursary Scheme, and was commissioned by Chelsea Theatre for the first Sacred Season 2006-2007. The season included work by Goat Island, Third Angel, Ron Athey & Dominic Johnson, Kazuko Hohki and Sheila Ghelani. Tracing Shadows was developed in collaboration with sound artist Mark Peter Wright and filmmaker Chiara Ambrosio. The performance toured the UK 2007-2008 at venues & festivals including The National Review of Live Art 2008 , Experimentica Chapter Arts Centre Cardiff and The Royal Opera House London (ROH2). In March 2011 Hunter presented a reworking of Tracing Shadows for Jerome Zodo Contemporary in Milan as part of her Solo Exhibition Displacements.
Tracing Shadows is a live performance that plays out a process of initiation. Hunter presents the body at different stages of transformation and collapse. The human figure half emerges from the darkness, alone and trapped, struggling to stand, sliding into formlessness. Hunter sculpts movement out of the darkness, using subtle traces of light, fragmenting the body and creating an eerie sense of displacement. Often movements are half- seen, the body is half-glimpsed, light plays tricks with the eyes and imagination distorting perspective, space, size and shape. Sound mirrors and magnifies the action, adding weight, texture and solidity to the movement, emphasising the physical struggle that ensues.
Press Quotes:
‘pure genius.’ Run Riot
'eerie, compelling, and haunting.' RealTime Arts Magazine
‘hallucinatory and uncompromising with powerful contemporary resonance’ Marina Warner
‘I want to see more of this artist’s work!’ Total Theatre Magazine
‘…surreal, striking and intense, original work by a superb performer.’ The Stage |
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