Social Dance
Aya Momose
Tokyo
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Social Dance
Aya Momose
Tokyo
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A woman is lying in bed, talking to her ex-partner. She is upset. We cannot hear any words: their conversation is conducted in sign language. It is an emotional and moving scene. There are gaps in communication, and misunderstandings. Aya Momose’s documentary video work concentrates on the personal experiences and forms of language of a Deaf dancer. It focusses on the hands as a mouthpiece and mirror of our innermost thoughts and feelings. By conveying intimacy, trust, and acceptance, they can strengthen relationships.
Aya Momose’s video works ‘Social Dance’ (2019) and ‘Jokanaan’ (2019) will be shown in the Incubation Pod, together with her performance and installation ‘Performing Acupuncture’ (2021).
Photo: ©Aya Momose
About the Artist(s)
Aya Momose began her artistic practice with oil painting. She currently develops performances and captures them on video, rethinking the moving image itself. Her recent work focuses on bodies, interrogating themes of sexuality and gender. Her project ‘Exchange Diary’, developed in collaboration with Im Heung-soon, was selected for the Korea Cinemascape section of the 20th Jeonju International Film Festival. Momose’s works have been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art and the Yokohama Museum of Art.