Consists of 13 variations of a performance re-enacting meetings, negotiations and discussions between indigenous artisans from Lovozero in North Western Russia and a global design company. The Catalyst on the one hand explores the complexities and challenges of globalization and commerce as experienced by indigenous people – and on the other hand illuminates the challenges of remoteness, economy and legislation with which the local inhabitants are confronted. In the final version of the performance the audience read lines aloud from the play – each line being numbered and projected during the performance. The format creates an collective engagement and responsibility for the execution of the performance, which mirrors core themes of the work such as experience and the interrelationship between self and other.
Yvette Brackman,
The Catalyst,
2007-2010
The Catalyst: scripted play published in Eastern Sami, Russian and English
The Catalyst: rehearsal for performance, The Nikolaj Contemporary Art Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
The Catalyst: performance, Open Performance Festival, Beijing, China
The Catalyst: performance, Open Performance Festival, Beijing, China
The Catalyst: performance, Museum of Contemporary Art, Roskilde, Denmark