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FILM / VIDEO - INSTALATION VERSIONS I - IV
By : Céline Bellut
Version IV VIDEO " I WON'T GO TO HEAVEN"
together with the artist Peter Haas
PREMIERE "Zeitzeug" Festival Online edition - 26th to 29th Nov. 2020
Version III
together with the video artist Peter Haas
PREMIERE "Ateliers" in PACT Zollverein, Essen - 30th of November 2018
Performed in "The artists are present" in Quartier am Hafen, Cologne 16th of June 2019
in "Explosive" Festival, Bremen - 23th and 24th May 2019
Version II
Performed in "Fünfzhenminuten" Festival in StudioBuhneKöln - February 2019
"Freie Performance Kultur #4", Cologne - Dezember 2018
"Crazy Monday" Cologne - December 2017
Version I
Obtain the 3dr prize at the competition "Das Beste Deutsche Tanzsolo" euro-scene Leipzig - November 2017
"The third prize goes to Celine Bellut from Cologne, that changes abruptly from a turning dizziness triggering the audience to minimal movement patters. The jury praises the Frenchwoman for her independent dance language and the break with expectations". (translated from German) Dimo Riess - LVZ Kulturredaktion
credit picture : Dirk Rose
How can the body, caught in the whirlwind of perfectionist expectations, reclaim its freedom by embracing imperfection as an act of resistance?
This video-performance installation is a solo work in constant evolution, developed over several years. To date, I have created four versions of this piece between 2017 and 2020. By exploring the notions of perfectibility and virtuosity in performative art, I undertook a series of mechanical and technical rotations, synchronized with the frantic rhythms of post-rock and punk from the former Yugoslavia.
The evolution of this creation is deeply tied to my artistic journey. I continuously reshape this solo to further explore the recurring themes in my work: the critique of the perfectibility of performative bodies and the imposed virtuosity that renders them obedient and normative; the search for sustainable and ecofeminist modes of creation, celebrating recycling and composting; and a quest for inclusivity in art.
In 2018, with the third version presented at the PACT Zollverein studios, the solo took a decisive turn. It became a video-performance installation in which I pushed the limits of my physical endurance even further. I performed the solo three times in a row within the installation, filming each attempt and superimposing the footage in projection. This setup created a trio of simultaneous versions of myself, struggling to execute a choreography designed to tolerate no mistakes, attempting to adapt to a system too rigid to be performed flawlessly.
Through this struggle, I highlight the tension between the human body and the demands for perfection. By exposing my errors, I invite the audience to celebrate imperfection and question social norms, thus transforming performance into an act of resistance against the infallibility imposed by our contemporary society.
Music plays a central role in this work, drawing inspiration from Yugoslav underground post-rock and punk, with bands such as DU DU A, Margita je mrtva, and Kaznimirov Kazneni Korpus.
