Still Life is a reflection on the ephemeral nature of human culture. Drawing on the histories of Western art, this series of performances reflects on the opulence and rich symbolic language of still life painting, while considering how these images (and the cultures they communicate) may be interpreted after our disappearance. This is the second in an ongoing series of works that recontextualizes our key moments of ceremony and community through the lens of a post human world, rendering these familiar moments both strange and strangely beautiful.

In this work, 2 performers move slowly and steadily through a place in ruins. As they do, they slowly organize the various effects and themselves into a living sculpture, a recreation of a wedding feast by way of Dutch still life, by way of Anselm Keifer, by way of a slime mold. At the end of the performance, the wine is opened, the glasses filled, and time stands still as the audience is invited onto the stage, for the last wedding.

Performer/Creator: Harri Thomas

Performer/Creator: Yousef Kadoura

Dramaturg/Creator: Silvae Mercedes