walking uncertain territories

Situated performance in which I walked barefoot along the fragile edge of a series of circular depressions in the landscape, formed through the dissolution and collapse of underlying calcareous bedrock. The site is locally known as Tierra Muerta (Dead Land), in reference to the high concentration of subsidences that extend across the territory, some reaching depths of up to 90 meters. Geologists describe the area as hollow and structurally unstable, warning of the possibility of future collapse. While climate change is known to be accelerating this process through the acidification of groundwater caused by rising atmospheric carbon dioxide, the exact moment of collapse remains uncertain.

My performance activated these precarious landscapes by placing the body in close proximity to its limits, opening a dialogue around environmental thresholds, the erosion of human relationships with nature, and the possibility of systemic collapse in a time of global instability. Projected vertically onto the floor of the exhibition room, the film reproduces the sound of my heartbeat as captured by a camera worn on my chest during the performance. Paired with my voice and a narration of embodied knowledge that moves from the immediate to the planetary, the work connects ideas of human fragility with geological time, raising questions about environmental limits, balance, and the vulnerability of life itself.

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