part 1 Magic Cells

laurent delom

credit Myrto Grigoriou

Silicon Mountain ©

75 mins

In relation to the literature produced in Europe during the Golden Age of alpinism in the 19th century,

Silicon Mountain© speculates on the historical construction of our gaze on nature. It displaces the romantic aspirations to contemplate nature into today’s more technological and mercantile Western context, abiding by the ongoing process of digitizing human interaction with the world. 

 

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Come with your smartphone (5 extra smartphones available upon reservation via [email protected])

Minimum battery : 30% (electric sockets available, but no charger)

Possibility to pre-install the app by visiting siliconmountain.app on your browser (Chrome for Android, Safari for iPhone)

Creation & performance : Laurent Delom de Mézerac

Outside eyes: Karel Tuytschaever, Caroline Mathieu

Research mentoring: Tuur Marinus, Mathilde Florica

Production coordinator: Marie Luyten

Dramaturgical advice: Sabine Cmelniski

Co-production: espace delombre, Maison des Métallos (Paris), wp Zimmer

With the support of : Flemish Government, workspace Brussels, C-TAKT, Zuidpool, STUK

 

Photo credit: Myrto Grigoriou.

 

laurentdelom.com 

@laurentdelom

Laurent Delom de Mézerac (he/him) is French, based in Antwerp. He studied engineering and contemporary dance. He is interested in performance design & exploratory practices. 

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