Art
2023
Vica Pacheco
Mitote, Ollin
A collection of ceramic wind instruments crafted by Vica Pacheco at the European Ceramic Work Centre (EKWC) in Oisterwijk forms the basis for the two new works she presents at Into The Great Wide Open: an installation complemented by a dance performance. These are instruments that have been made for centuries in Mesoamerica, with which the Mexican-born Vica feels a close connection.
The kinetic installation Mitote is named after the Mexican slang for party and protest. The dance performance Ollin, which means 'constant movement' in Nahuatl (the original language of Mexico and other parts of Central America), is performed by Vica with dancers Siet Phorae, Francesca Mariano, and Fernanda Soberón. The installation and accompanying dance performance form a ritual in which minimalist and repetitive movements and sounds bring the listener to an expanded state of consciousness.
This work was created after a residency at Instrument Inventors (iii) in The Hague.
Vica Pacheco is an artist and musician from Oaxaca, in southern Mexico. Her practice is rooted in experimental music and composition, but she also works with ceramics and 3D animation. Pacheco lives and works in Brussels.
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