after the end, before the beginning
Just before the sun goes down, when the shadows lengthen and the contours blur, an ecstatic time unfolds. Inspired by the light phenomenon of the golden hour, Luca Büchler uses this transgressive moment to investigate the unspecified (performance) space with biographical movement material in after the end, before the beginning. The actions refuse to comply with linear temporal perception and detach themselves from the here and now. Gestures disappear in the dark, movements come to a halt in the light. The ‘becoming’ glows on the horizon and invites the spectators to wander around.
is a performer, choreographer and visual artist. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Zurich University of the Arts and is currently studying in the Transmedia Art class at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. His practice revolves around the body and its entanglement in norms and social structures, temporality and power, and ranges from performance to installation and sculpture. His performative and installation works have been shown at Kunstverein Gartenhaus, Vienna, Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich, Les Urbaines, Lausanne, Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, Salzburger Kunstverein, Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, Laurenz, Vienna, and Spoiler, Berlin, a.o. As a performer, he has worked with Krõõt Juurak and Olivia Erlanger, among others.
Credits
Concept, performance Luca Büchler Sound Paul Ebhart Light Samuel Schaab Outfit with pieces by Casa Barilli Light installation Luca Büchler with the support of Marlene Posch Dramaturgical support / In dialogue with Camilla Schielin, Claire Lefèvre, Lewon Heublein, Paula Thomaka, Eike Wittrock and Veza Fernández Special thanks Brigitte Büchler, Richard Büchler, Andrin Büchler, Lukas Messner, Elias Jocher Co-produced by Tanzquartier Wien With support from the Municipal Department of Cultural Affairs, Vienna
Day ticket includes several attempts at braiding my way home