Whitney Biennial 2019

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nibia pastrana santiago

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Performance Dates
June 6, 7, 8
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Born 1987 in Caguas, PR
Lives in San Juan, PR

objetos indispuestos o inauguraciones suspendidas o finales inevitables para un casi-baile (indisposed objects or suspended inaugurations or inevitable endings for an almost dance), 2019

The New York City skyline with a close-up image of a finger in front.
The New York City skyline with a close-up image of a finger in front.

nibia pastrana santiago, objetos indispuestos o inauguraciones suspendidas o finales inevitables para un casi-baile (indisposed objects or suspended inaugurations or inevitable endings for an almost dance), 2019. Image courtesy the artist

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    Speaker 1: [whispering] How can you make yourself imperceptible to the museum?

    One.

    Can you disappear in the reflection of the surface?

    Two.

    A highly choreographed territory.

    Three.

    Can you make tactical use of entertainment.

    Five. Eleven.

    Subtle forces of adaptation.

    Eleven. Nine, six.

    Is the body an instrument for forecasting?

    Four. Nine. Ten. Seven.

    Oceanic tissue.

    Floating is never safe.

    Have you considered anticipating the volume of your voice?

    Two. Nine.

    Eight. Island movements.

    One.

    Can [inaudible 00:01:42][1] be measured by vibration?

    Three. Nine. Eight. Three. Two. Six.

    Is whispering a form of speculation?


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