Was he a wicked man, a giant Canaanite or a true martyr?   There are many theories, but we can at least state with certainty that he evolved into the patron Saint of travelers in the West;  Saint Christopher.

One of the people of Performing Pictures, Robert Brečević, has brought Saint Christopher in a interactive video-shrine from Stockholm to Brussels.  And a safe journey it was.  This little devotional object is the first of a series of Saints (Exemplary Individualities) that the PP bring back to life.

Through time, all of these characters have been doomed to stillness, in some cases the subjects have been exposed through more than a thousand years of inert fixation!  PP believes it’s time to set them free, one by one and motion by motion.

On Sunday, nadine, Geska Helena Brečević (PP) and a whole community of church- and culture lovers came together in the Eglise Notre-Dame de Bon Secours in the city center of Brussels to perform a ritual for St. Christopher.
Jérôme Porsperger chanted beautifully and performed several actions before opening the artifact.  Christopher appears and carries a small, yet almost unbearably heavy child across a river.
The legend continues.  When he finally reached the other side, he said to the child: “You have put me in the greatest danger. I do not think the whole world could have been as heavy on my shoulders as you were.” The child replied: “You had on your shoulders not only the whole world but him who made it. I am Christ your king, whom you are serving by this work.”

You too can set Christopher in motion by standing in front of the shrine at the Eglise Notre-Dame de Bon Secours until December 09, during the church’s opening hours (8:30-17:00).

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9 labs joined forces with the 6 resident organizations in the Rue de la Senne 17, in the bid to infect it with more experimental art.  Pictures from this amazing event can be found here.

Sound came from two sources: the main soundtrack came from the speakers and included a sort of movement manual.  The other was broadcast through a FM frequency and came from Eleni who had two sound modules linked to radio channels attached to her body.  Working on solar cells they could only function when the light on stage was on.

The audience could chose to which of the two they wanted to listen.  If they chose Sjoerd’s main soundtrack, Eleni had to obey its instructions, if not, she could move about freely.

The makers conveniently spoke about ‘free time’ and ‘rigid time’. But very naturally the three different elements were fighting for their right to exist.  Had every element the chance to show their complexity the way they really should?
They stayed somehow close to ‘rigid time’, offering still a wide range of options in ‘free time’.

This was a thorough research and experiment.  We are curious what time and further research will bring as opportunities, to develop some ideas further and steer their fascinating technical processes (see bulk log) in the right direction.

All the pictures can be found here: http://teml.nadine.be