2021/08/05

AnneMarie Maes’ “Theatrum Algaerium” Rises From the Waves

A durational performance with the sea, AnneMarie MaesTheatrum Algaerium rises from the waves. Metal frames holding fluttering weeds and algae-carrying jars filling up with tidal water create “narratives woven from the threads of past, present, and future,” while a team of performers prepares and offers ocean delicacies. “The waves threaten to swallow up the lab,” the Belgian bio artist notes about the Oostende seaside ritual, “but in a repetitive action, structures, algae and jars are carried past the flood line.”

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$40 USD