Yuko Kaseki
The Clay Dug out of the Earth
2020–21
Text and performance by Yuko Kaseki, video by Dorothee Albrecht (collaboration)
Courtesy of the artists
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The Clay Dug out of the Earth, 2020–21, video performance, courtesy of the artist and Dorothee Albrecht (Collaboration)
The clay dug out of the earth is shaped, set on fire, and piled high.
It protects people, surrounds them, and then little by little, it crumbles, rains down, and one day returns to the ground.
Repeatedly, human nature and nature’s laws.
Hope is overwhelmed, fear, anxiety rises. Running out of the emptiness built high, and exhale, deeply.
From looking up, flying to the same height, looking down. Landing on the ground and looking at the horizon.
Feeling the light, listening to the wind, dancing under the sky, again and again.
(Artist Statement)
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The Clay Dug out of the Earth, 2020–21, video performance, courtesy of the artist and Dorothee Albrecht (Collaboration) -
The Clay Dug out of the Earth, 2020–21, video performance, courtesy of the artist and Dorothee Albrecht (Collaboration)