A sound piece by choreographer and performer Mette Edvardsen in collaboration with her daughter, Iben, based on the performance of the same name.
Livre d'images sans images by Mette Edvardsen and Iben Edvardsen borrows its title from a book by H.C. Andersen, also referred to as The Moon Chronicler. The book follows a conversation between a painter and the Moon, where the Moon describes to the painter what she sees on her journey around the world every evening, telling the painter to paint what she describes. "This conversation, as in the now obsolete meaning of the word ('a place where one lives or dwells'), was the starting point for our work. Using the weather report as dramaturgy, ('the moon did not show up every evening, sometimes a cloud came in between'), we have created and collected materials from our conversations in the form of recordings, text, voice, drawings, references, found images, loose connections, inspirations and imaginations, in the order they came to us. They are at the same time sources and traces, material and support for new imaginations or events to come." Livre d'images sans images is a project that consists of three different media: live performance, vinyl and paper.
Limited edition of 150 numbered copies.
The work of Mette Edvardsen (born 1970 in Lørenskog, Norway, lives and works in Brussels, Belgium) is situated within the performing arts field as a choreographer and performer. Although some of her works explore other media or other formats, such as video, books and writing, her interest is always in their relationship to the performing arts as a practice and a situation. She has worked since 1994 as a dancer and performer for a number of companies and projects, and develops her own work since 2002. She presents her works internationally and continues to develop projects with other artists, both as a collaborator and as a performer.
