fRAGilE – performance in urban spaces

Kuvassa esiintyjä makaa nurmikolla ja pitää sylissään sotilaallista reppua, joka on kokonaan punaisten kenkien peitossa. Kuva on mustavalkoinen, ja vain kengät ovat punaisia. In the image, the performer is lying on the grass, embracing a military-style backpack that is completely covered with red shoes. The image is in black and white, with only the shoes appearing in red.

The fRAGilE performance is a minimalist movement installation created in solidarity with those affected by war: the victims, the displaced, the grieving, and the unheard.

The title intertwines fragile and rage, revealing the paradox of human life: delicate and breakable, yet capable of unleashing merciless violence, causing indescribable destruction. This piece stands as a protest against war, rejecting terror, violence, and the normalization of brutality, while confronting humanity’s repeated failure to learn from history.

fRAGilE explores the somatic impact of war—the deep, embodied effects of both internal and external quakes, leaving lasting imprints on both landscape and soul. Its repetitive, looping structure moves through urban spaces, symbolizing vulnerability, the hopelessness of escape, and the inescapable cycle of trauma.

It is an artistic statement, an act of artivism, and a form of protest art. Its goal is to evoke empathy and solidarity through movement, atmosphere, and visual language, reminding us that violence and destruction are neither distant nor exceptional, but part of our shared world. Its community-engaging element invites participation, deepening the experience and message.

It creates a space for reflection, for feeling, and for recognizing that suffering is never as far removed as we may wish it to be.

Venue requirements

The minimum performance area is 5 × 5 m.

The performance area should have a flat, stable surface suitable for performing barefoot. The performer will arrange and adapt the space according to the needs of the performance.

Technical requirements

Sound system: a large, portable speaker with wheels.
If necessary, the performer can provide their own speaker.

Artistic fields

Categories

Performance

Keywords

#site-specific art body contemporary cultural dance human immersive live movement participatory peace performance physical public rights social space theatre trauma urban visual war

Kuvassa esiintyjä kävelee paljain jaloin poispäin kadulla. Hänellä on selässään reppu, joka on peitetty punaisilla kengillä. In the image, a performer is walking barefoot away down the street. They are carrying a backpack covered with red shoes.

Kuvassa esiintyjä polvistuu ja kiinnittää punaisia kenkiä reppuunsa samalla kun hän itkee sateessa. In the image, a performer is kneeling and attaching red shoes to a backpack while crying in the rain.

Kuvassa esiintyjä liikkuu sateessa vihaisesti nyrkit puristettuina. Hän on urbaanissa ympäristössä nurmikolla sateen keskellä. Valkoinen maali valuu hänen kasvoiltaan ja vaatteistaan. In the image, the performer moves angrily in the rain with their fists clenched. They are in an urban setting, standing on the grass in the rain. White paint is running down their face and clothes.

Kuvassa esiintyjä seisoo kädet sydämellään ja katsoo, kuinka ohikulkijat kiinnittävät punaisia kenkiä hänen reppuunsa. Kaupunkiaukiolla esiintyjä käyttää sotilastyylisiä khakinvihreitä haalareita. Hänen kasvonsa ja vaatteensa on maalattu valkoisiksi, ja maali halkeilee ja murenee. In the image, the performer stands with their hands over their heart, watching as passersby attach red shoes to their backpack. In a city square, the performer is wearing khaki-green military-style overalls. Their face and clothes are covered in white paint, which is cracked and crumbling.

Kuvassa esiintyjän kasvot ovat murtuneet, hauraat ja tuskalliset, kuin hän olisi vain varjo itsestään. Hän puristaa punaisia kenkäpareja käsissään ja seisoo sateessa läpimärkänä. In the image, the performer has a broken, fragile, and painful expression, as if they were merely a shadow of themselves. They are clutching pairs of red shoes in their hands, soaked in the rain.

Target group: Adults, Elederly, Young people, For everyone
Location: Pirkanmaa, Tampere
Number of participants: No limitation
Language: Language is irrelevant (nonverbal or physical presentation)

Duration in hours 1.0
Additional information The work is performed as a repetitive traveling intervention, symbolizing the inescapable cycle of war.

Each performance lasts approximately 15 minutes and can be repeated 3–4 times in different public locations.

Depending on the number of repetitions, the total performance duration is approximately 45–75 minutes.

Price category 200–500 EUR
VAT rate 0%
Method of payment Invoice
Additional information Contact us for a more detailed quote! The price depends on the number of performances during the day and the location of the urban places.