Laura
Videoart
THE GRAVITY OF WATER
Sinopsis
The gravity we experience when we are in water is different from what we experience when we are on land. The feeling of not having our feet in contact with the ground makes us believe that there is no gravity. However, the reason why we float is because our body is made up of water, which makes the density of the human body in water very similar to that of water itself. This generates water pressure on the skin, which pushes us towards the surface; then two opposing forces manifest themselves. To move in the water is to move with the water of the ocean and from the water of the body. Understanding that sensation is accessing a liquid state. Movement in the water generates a sensation of dissolution: the body dissolves, thought dissolves. If the lungs have air, the body floats. When dancing in apnea, in the absence of air, you can go deeper. The underwater dance is a game between these two forces: terrestrial gravity and water gravity.
Credits
Video edition and realization: Laura Cruz (CRC)
Camera: Laura Cruz & Arick Gutnick
Underwater dancers: Andrea Scheel, Iván Gonzalez (MEX), Sandra Morell, (SP), Leela Lamela, Tatiana Hoikkala (FIN), Stephanie Amieva, Catalina Jara (ARG), Arick Gutnick (USA).
Original music: Ishtadi –Jakob Ulrik Ahlers & Respira -Markus Trige Frandsen (DK)
Voice: Laura Cruz
Filmed in Mazunte, Mexico
2019
-Premiered in Genesis on water Performance art festival at Bådteater, Copenhagen, Denamrk. 2019
-Parentesis Dance Festival. Costa Rica 2022