PRESERVE - Call for attention
Preserve – Call for Attention, a research in collaboration with movement artist Susanna Yilkoski, composer Roi Becker, and dramaturge Maya Weinberg. It is supported by Residenzförderung 2025 des Fonds Darstellende Künste in cooperation with flausen+ and Schloss Bröllin.
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In an age of constant sensory overload, the research project PRESERVE – Call for Attention is grounded in a central question: how does the body – both individual and collective – carry and embody processes of decay, erosion, collapse, transformation, and connection? And how do we respond to these processes: through a scream, a cry, or an act of quiet sensitivity?
The research unfolds through two interconnected trajectories. The first focuses on natural decay and the transformative mechanisms of the natural world, opening pathways into myth, fantasy, and surreal landscapes. The second trajectory turns toward human decay, linking the physical body to broader cultural, societal, and political fractures. Together, these layers investigate what occurs when an overstimulated body enters a state of numbness.
Through movement, voice, and sound, the project examines how we perceive, process, and respond to internal and external catastrophes. Set against the intensity of contemporary urban environments, the research poses fundamental questions: What constitutes an emergency? What truly deserves our attention?
PRESERVE – Call for Attention explores extreme states of being and the tension between growth and decay, as well as the collective paralysis that characterizes the current global condition. It seeks moments of emotional transformation and investigates the inner struggle with the overwhelming forces of a breathless, accelerated, and overstimulated society. From the persistent beeping of personal devices – smartphones, smartwatches, microwaves – to the public soundscape of traffic signals, horns, and emergency sirens, the work asks: What do we recognize as a signal of distress? What calls for our attention when sensory input becomes excessive and the body responds by shutting down, blocking perception to survive the flood of information?
The research enters a fragile and unstable space where endings give rise to beginnings. This space is charged with tension, mirroring the breathless pulse of contemporary life while unfolding in a slowed rhythm—like observing a nature documentary in real time. PRESERVE – Call for Attention emerges as both inquiry and invitation: a call to sharpen our gaze, deepen our sensibility, and reconsider what is worthy of our shared attention at a moment when both human and natural worlds are under increasing pressure. Through shared attention, the project suggests the possibility of transformation.
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