​Intermedia Body: Escape into the Present​ | Mihaela Kavdanska | TEDxLinz

ivory family

ivory family welcome break up or

welcome break up or

welcome break up or [Music]

[Music]

[Music] I just am

I breathe

I breathe [Music]

[Music]

[Music] inhale exhale

inhale exhale

inhale exhale [Music]

[Music]

[Music] I feel the rhythm of my heart

I feel the rhythm of my heart

I feel the rhythm of my heart [Music]

[Music]

[Music] observe all kind of sensations

throughout my whole body laying on this

throughout my whole body laying on this floor

floor

floor [Music]

[Music]

[Music] I lay on a stage

watch the ceiling

watch the ceiling [Music]

laying down

laying down [Music]

my heart beats he’s slowly getting back

my heart beats he’s slowly getting back to normal

to normal

to normal [Music]

my breath is soft

my breath is soft [Music]

I feel like slowly melting down into the

I feel like slowly melting down into the floor

floor

floor [Music]

I observe how I lose the sense of shapes

I observe how I lose the sense of shapes and forms the sense of limits observe

and forms the sense of limits observe

and forms the sense of limits observe how my thoughts

are passing by

are passing by [Music]

and I let it go

and I let it go [Music]

[Music]

[Music] i am not an artist i just am

i am not an artist i just am

i am not an artist i just am [Music]

one with the ceiling

one with the ceiling [Music]

[Music]

[Music] one with the space with the walls with

one with the space with the walls with

one with the space with the walls with the chairs

I am one with every living being in this

I am one with every living being in this room

and I feel this sense of oneness

and I feel this sense of oneness [Music]

[Music]

[Music] just being

melted into the floor

melted into the floor [Music]

then one of my thoughts starts

then one of my thoughts starts [Music]

[Music]

[Music] to become more and more important and it

to become more and more important and it

to become more and more important and it starts to move my fingers my toes this

starts to move my fingers my toes this

starts to move my fingers my toes this thought it’s so important that it gets

thought it’s so important that it gets

thought it’s so important that it gets me back to shape and form makes me solid

me back to shape and form makes me solid

me back to shape and form makes me solid again I catch that thought

and I continue exploring further with it

and I continue exploring further with it then I start exploring the space around

then I start exploring the space around

then I start exploring the space around me I observed the texture of the carpet

me I observed the texture of the carpet

me I observed the texture of the carpet I see some and feel

I see some and feel

I see some and feel [Music]

[Music]

[Music] some objects next to me they look like

some objects next to me they look like

some objects next to me they look like letters

letters

letters [Music]

[Music]

[Music] and I start exploring the space with my

and I start exploring the space with my

and I start exploring the space with my whole body

whole body

whole body [Music]

change my perspective

change my perspective [Music]

[Music]

[Music] then continue exploring with that

then continue exploring with that

then continue exploring with that thought

thought

thought [Music]

and slowly

and slowly I get completely in shape and form still

I get completely in shape and form still

I get completely in shape and form still in the state of being you can see me

in the state of being you can see me

in the state of being you can see me only as dot before you were seeing me

only as dot before you were seeing me

only as dot before you were seeing me his whole silhouette everything behind

his whole silhouette everything behind

his whole silhouette everything behind now I am just a dot and from this

now I am just a dot and from this

now I am just a dot and from this position of being a dot I go into the

position of being a dot I go into the

position of being a dot I go into the position of doing so it’s from being too

position of doing so it’s from being too

position of doing so it’s from being too doing

and he’s doing is very much related to

and he’s doing is very much related to playing a role playing the role of an

playing a role playing the role of an

playing a role playing the role of an artist because i am not an artist but I

artist because i am not an artist but I

artist because i am not an artist but I experience the world as an artist I work

experience the world as an artist I work

experience the world as an artist I work as an artist

I have the appearance of an artist

I have the appearance of an artist probably actually I have to arrange

probably actually I have to arrange

probably actually I have to arrange myself of it because you know when you

myself of it because you know when you

myself of it because you know when you play a role you really have to look fine

play a role you really have to look fine

play a role you really have to look fine especially in our society and system I

especially in our society and system I

especially in our society and system I hold my hair is fine so

I work as an artist I experience the

I work as an artist I experience the world as an artist I use an artistic

world as an artist I use an artistic

world as an artist I use an artistic expression to communicate but playing

expression to communicate but playing

expression to communicate but playing this role I need to perform lots of

this role I need to perform lots of

this role I need to perform lots of tasks some of those tasks are I learned

tasks some of those tasks are I learned

tasks some of those tasks are I learned since I was a little kid other tasks I

since I was a little kid other tasks I

since I was a little kid other tasks I learned on the way to making things

learned on the way to making things

learned on the way to making things happen and then I’ve been trained as a

happen and then I’ve been trained as a

happen and then I’ve been trained as a professional painter and I’ve been

professional painter and I’ve been

professional painter and I’ve been pacing for a while but painting it’s a

pacing for a while but painting it’s a

pacing for a while but painting it’s a very solitary activity

it’s amazing to feel to have the skills

it’s amazing to feel to have the skills to feel the inspiration coming through

to feel the inspiration coming through

to feel the inspiration coming through but still it’s solitary and then I went

but still it’s solitary and then I went

but still it’s solitary and then I went I was curious and I went into

I was curious and I went into

I was curious and I went into photography and video

and they all kind of mixed techniques in

and they all kind of mixed techniques in my journey of connecting the dots this

my journey of connecting the dots this

my journey of connecting the dots this first time I told you that I felt like a

first time I told you that I felt like a

first time I told you that I felt like a dot and then I tried to find this

dot and then I tried to find this

dot and then I tried to find this oneness which I was feeling here in

oneness which I was feeling here in

oneness which I was feeling here in connecting more dots and first those

connecting more dots and first those

connecting more dots and first those dots were painting photography video

dots were painting photography video

dots were painting photography video graphic design and I try to connect them

graphic design and I try to connect them

graphic design and I try to connect them in one

in one

in one [Music]

[Music]

[Music] but there was not enough there was

but there was not enough there was

but there was not enough there was really not enough then I started to work

really not enough then I started to work

really not enough then I started to work with other artists I started to work for

with other artists I started to work for

with other artists I started to work for a sweet one-on-one one artist only and

a sweet one-on-one one artist only and

a sweet one-on-one one artist only and we’ve been doing all kind of video

we’ve been doing all kind of video

we’ve been doing all kind of video installations creating the context for

installations creating the context for

installations creating the context for them to happen also because what I’m

them to happen also because what I’m

them to happen also because what I’m doing now is also creating a context for

doing now is also creating a context for

doing now is also creating a context for the artwork to heaven

the artwork to heaven

the artwork to heaven because every artwork no matter what

because every artwork no matter what

because every artwork no matter what kind of artwork is it it needs space to

kind of artwork is it it needs space to

kind of artwork is it it needs space to develop am I still a dot yeah I also

develop am I still a dot yeah I also

develop am I still a dot yeah I also have some trails but that doesn’t make

have some trails but that doesn’t make

have some trails but that doesn’t make me richer

it’s just you know the trails of my

it’s just you know the trails of my movement so working with one more

movement so working with one more

movement so working with one more artists only was not enough okay and

artists only was not enough okay and

artists only was not enough okay and then I started to work for other artists

then I started to work for other artists

then I started to work for other artists I started to organize events helping

I started to organize events helping

I started to organize events helping other artists to show their works

other artists to show their works

other artists to show their works creating platform for this and this can

creating platform for this and this can

creating platform for this and this can really teach you a lot about I mean it

really teach you a lot about I mean it

really teach you a lot about I mean it can’t issue a lot how you can deal with

can’t issue a lot how you can deal with

can’t issue a lot how you can deal with your artistic ego and on the journey of

your artistic ego and on the journey of

your artistic ego and on the journey of this to this intermedia oneness working

this to this intermedia oneness working

this to this intermedia oneness working with other artists and for other artists

with other artists and for other artists

with other artists and for other artists was still not enough then another

was still not enough then another

was still not enough then another element came into my life and this was

element came into my life and this was

element came into my life and this was the interactive art interactive art is a

the interactive art interactive art is a

the interactive art interactive art is a form of art which connects a lot a lot

form of art which connects a lot a lot

form of art which connects a lot a lot of disciplines a lot of different arts

of disciplines a lot of different arts

of disciplines a lot of different arts and artists via technology and we need

and artists via technology and we need

and artists via technology and we need technology in order to be able to

technology in order to be able to

technology in order to be able to perform it on stage and to have

perform it on stage and to have

perform it on stage and to have everything connected here are some

everything connected here are some

everything connected here are some projects done with lots of colleagues

projects done with lots of colleagues

projects done with lots of colleagues there are lots of people who contribute

there are lots of people who contribute

there are lots of people who contribute these kind of things to happen and this

these kind of things to happen and this

these kind of things to happen and this is my relation with technology I don’t I

is my relation with technology I don’t I

is my relation with technology I don’t I use it I take care of it but it’s just

use it I take care of it but it’s just

use it I take care of it but it’s just the missing link so visual arts dance

the missing link so visual arts dance

the missing link so visual arts dance theater sound and whatever is no stage

theater sound and whatever is no stage

theater sound and whatever is no stage to be linked together this is supposed

to be linked together this is supposed

to be linked together this is supposed to give us a completely new perspective

to give us a completely new perspective

to give us a completely new perspective to the public but also to ourselves as

to the public but also to ourselves as

to the public but also to ourselves as artists because it the whole world

artists because it the whole world

artists because it the whole world process completely changes our

process completely changes our

process completely changes our experience while we are doing card and

experience while we are doing card and

experience while we are doing card and then I work a lot with projections and

then I work a lot with projections and

then I work a lot with projections and they are responsive to the movements of

they are responsive to the movements of

they are responsive to the movements of the body we work with sound and the

the body we work with sound and the

the body we work with sound and the sound is also generated by the movement

sound is also generated by the movement

sound is also generated by the movement of the by the movements of the body on

of the by the movements of the body on

of the by the movements of the body on or it can be generated by the heartbeat

or it can be generated by the heartbeat

or it can be generated by the heartbeat by the neural signals it’s actually all

by the neural signals it’s actually all

by the neural signals it’s actually all connected and as you can see it’s all

connected and as you can see it’s all

connected and as you can see it’s all life on stage in the same time which is

life on stage in the same time which is

life on stage in the same time which is done via technology they are performers

done via technology they are performers

done via technology they are performers in this whole thing they are musicians

in this whole thing they are musicians

in this whole thing they are musicians their visual artists there they might be

their visual artists there they might be

their visual artists there they might be scientist there might be doctors of

scientist there might be doctors of

scientist there might be doctors of sociologists it depends on the concept

sociologists it depends on the concept

sociologists it depends on the concept the important thing is that we have this

the important thing is that we have this

the important thing is that we have this experience of connecting all of us with

experience of connecting all of us with

experience of connecting all of us with the artistic process with the space we

the artistic process with the space we

the artistic process with the space we work we work in and to go further with

work we work in and to go further with

work we work in and to go further with this experience to not get identified

this experience to not get identified

this experience to not get identified with this experience but also to connect

with this experience but also to connect

with this experience but also to connect it with the public because there are

it with the public because there are

it with the public because there are lots of performance art works in the

lots of performance art works in the

lots of performance art works in the inter in an intermediary where the

inter in an intermediary where the

inter in an intermediary where the public is a co-creator so you can also

public is a co-creator so you can also

public is a co-creator so you can also offer what you do as interactive

offer what you do as interactive

offer what you do as interactive platforms to other artists to experiment

platforms to other artists to experiment

platforms to other artists to experiment with it because i think this sharing is

with it because i think this sharing is

with it because i think this sharing is very important because actually in my

very important because actually in my

very important because actually in my journey to this intermedia oneness it’s

journey to this intermedia oneness it’s

journey to this intermedia oneness it’s very important that we are having

very important that we are having

very important that we are having connection between all of us

connection between all of us

connection between all of us between all artistic forms in order to

between all artistic forms in order to

between all artistic forms in order to communicate and also in order to create

communicate and also in order to create

communicate and also in order to create a community so I’m not an artist I just

a community so I’m not an artist I just

a community so I’m not an artist I just AM and I really hope you can have the

AM and I really hope you can have the

AM and I really hope you can have the chance with all of us together to go to

chance with all of us together to go to

chance with all of us together to go to escape into the present moment being a

escape into the present moment being a

escape into the present moment being a whole intermedia body thank you

whole intermedia body thank you

whole intermedia body thank you [Applause]