Gipfel des Glückes
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Nezaket Ekici Gipfel des Glückes Live Performance and Videoperformance 2023 In her performance “In the Land of Swings” (featuring four large swings), Nezaket Ekici travels to the mountains of Damüls at an altitude of 2000 meters, wearing five brightly colored costumes layered on top of each other. She hikes for eight hours through the mountainous landscape, swinging skyward on each swing. At each stop, she removes one costume, leaving it behind like a flag on the swing, and then continues on to the next. The following day, she enters the exhibition space wearing her fifth costume, sits on a swing. Under her on the floor you see the projection a excerpt of the Video documentation of her 8 hours Performance in mountainous landcape and reads from her summit diary. Each swing represents a summit of happiness, marked by one of her costumes like a flag. Nezaket Ekici Gipfel des Glückes Live Performance and Videoperformance 2023 Presented at: 1. Perspectival Festival Damüls, 13-16.7.2023 Damüls and Groupexhibition Projekt Nona FIS Museum Damüls 2023 Duration of the Live Performance. 8 Hours Duration of the Video: HD 16:9, 23.08 min. MP4, Colour, Sound Camera and Videocut: Stefano Cagol Costume Design: Nezaket Ekici Dresscutter: Süleymann Equipment: 5 costumes, flag holder, bagpack, 4 swings, water, summit book Videostill by Stefano Cagol
