Plaster sculpture and performance
When I am caught in the space of a migraine, I feel as if I am being pressed into a mould that wants me to become someone else. ‘Headache disorders’ are recurrent headaches that are associated with personal and societal burdens of pain, disability, reduced quality of life and financial costs. Migraine remains a mystery, with limited understanding and treatment. It unfolds behind the scenes, in the darkness where individuals cope with their pain and struggle.
In Constricted Spaces, the imagery of the word ‘mould’ intertwines with the process of ‘moulting’: moulting as known from insects and arthropods that shed the exoskeletons of their previous life stages. Some will look for a dark space to spend the long hours of moulting in solitude. Moulting and mould together refer to the restricting body space of migraine, which can be experienced as an immobilising mould. The work unfolds as a sculpture and a performance in which the human body goes through a process of moulting, shedding its constricting exoskeleton.
Thanks to Katinka K. Olrik and Marja Kennis