LULLABY

PERFORMED ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF, ‘THE DAY I LOCKED THE LANDSCAPE IN MY WINDOW.”

PERFORMANCE

05.17.24 | 7:00PM

Commissioned by CARVALHO PARK, Lullaby is a collaboration between Paris-based artist, Guillaume Linard Osorio, New York-based choreographer and dancer, Claudia Hilda, and dance creative director, Cynthia Dragoni. Linard Osorio’s installation of painted screens acts as an architectural intervention, a space where Hilda was invited to create a site-specific dance work. Set to an original text by Linard Osorio, recited by Dragoni and carried by ambient sounds of crinkled aluminum and heartbeats, the performance was held during the opening of Linard Osorio’s solo exhibition, The day I locked the landscape in the window.

Linard Osorio: “A painting on the wall defines a universe framed in a defined surface. A painting arranged in the middle of a space makes the space around it vibrate. Beyond looking for a point of view, I want viewers to ask themselves the question of the status of the object and positioning to have with them. Is it a door, a window, a painting, a screen? Can I cross it? Obviously, it’s a threshold.

This object, or rather this architectural element, raises the question of use without answering it, which shifts the problem from the object to the subject itself. The painting technique I developed on this particular material of alveolar polycarbonate creates ambiguous images that are similar to digital images. The luminosity and transparency of the material accentuates the relationship to the screen when it is entirely paint. My intention with this work is to question our relationship to images, their flow and the desire they arouse.

Our relationship to the media (stream of images and information) has an effect on our relationship to mediums (objects through which they transit) and therefore on the physical world. By placing the image in the center of space, and here collaborating with a choreographer, I question the current media/medium relationship and experiment in some ways with the new relationships that are at stake between the physical body, space, and the image.

I invited a choreographer to imagine with me the movements that could be associated with these structures. I imagine a pantomime, I would like to replay the famous Marceau mime when he fakes the presence of a bay window with his white gloves. What sense would it make today to replay the interior / exterior relationship in the age of touch screens and barrier gestures?”

The performed text can be found below.

Artist | Guillaume Linard Osorio

Choreographer | Claudia Hilda

Performers | Claudia Hilda + Cynthia Dragoni

Curator | Jennifer Carvalho

Commissioned by CARVALHO PARK

Photographer | Heidi Lee

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Hey

How am I doing today?

How do I feel right now?

How do I really feel?

I am very proud of this gift that I am giving myself. I give time for myself, I take this moment just for me. I know you're there, I know you're looking at me. We are connected. I am relaxed and receptive, my words will slowly infuse into my body. Will thoughts appear? I'm not worried, it's completely normal. I quietly and kindly bring my attention back to my voice and my body. I welcome all the pleasant sensations that present themselves, and also the less pleasant sensations. I welcome everything that presents itself with kindness, I observe and I react calmly. Change is at the door, only I have the key. I am sure that today I will progress a lot. I even think I'm going to take a big step forward. I think so because I know that I have all the means to achieve it. I have confidence in my resources, I will achieve my goal.

For this, I allow myself above all to forgive myself. I am proud of myself and what I do. I take care of my needs, respecting my body and my beliefs. If it is painful, it is not a problem, on the contrary, pain is constitutive of being, it makes people change. I want to change, in fact I already feel better and better. I stay focused, I keep my spirits up, I stay productive, I will become even better. I know I have strength and motivation and I will strengthen my resolve. I am going to make this change lasting and improve my well-being, I am going to make my life a dream, and my dream a reality. I will succeed, I am convinced, because I accept myself as I am, because I take care of myself, because my potential is infinite.

I listen to my instinct to guide my life. My creativity grows every day. Challenges are opportunities for me. I listen to the needs of my body with love and attention. I thrive every day in everything I do. I build my destiny with a clear vision, positivity illuminates my life every day. My dreams come to life with my creative energy. Perseverance guides my steps towards success. I welcome abundance into my life with gratitude. Self-love is essential, it brings me authentic relationships with others. My heart is open, it attracts wonderful opportunities.

I succeed in everything I do with ease and fluidity.

My inner strength radiates into the world

I have incredible life force

I respect my body.

I am a ray of sunshine

I love being myself

I control my thoughts and actions.

I have great confidence in my future

I attract the best in my life

I attract light every day and every day brings me everything I need

I can accomplish anything I want if I set my mind to it.

I am full of creative energy.

I'm inspired

I attract success

I am powerful

I am super powerful

I am a great leader

I'm super smart

I'm super sure of myself

I have total confidence in myself

I make the best decisions possible

My talent allows me to have everything I want: I deserve a life of abundance.

I have something extra that others want.

I have something that others need.

Others come to me.

Money comes to me

Success comes to me

You come to me

I come to me

My ability to face challenges is unlimited

I love myself unconditionally

I believe in myself and my ability to succeed

Every challenge is an opportunity.

I accomplish everything I do

I stay strong no matter the situation

I always give the best of myself

I remain confident whatever happens

I take pleasure in any situation.

I am calm and positive, but I am also am full of energy

I am stable

I am proud

I am beautiful

i am gifted

I am so gifted

I am the best

I am a genius

Wow

My life is a masterpiece.

(…)

I'll leave it there for today. I did a good job.

Goodbye and seemesoon.