Tunings
Research process involving dancers, botanical and non-botanical material, ongoing since 2020.Evolving out of his existing practice of experimental floral arranging, Nemer intiated a research process into the creation of large scale, time-based floral compositions co-authored by performers. The process began through artistic dialogue and experimentation with dancers Stephen Thompson, Fabrice Ramalingon, and flautist Axel Morel. Videos of the process were filmed by Carlos Franklin and Matt Frenot.
A research residency in Birmingham, England curated by Seán Elder led to a live staging of Tunings at the Birmingham International Dance Festival featuring dancers Chanda John, Joey Taylor, and oboeist Louise Braithwaite. A futher rehearsal process at the Milvus Artistic Research Center in Knislinge, Sweden with dancer Matteo Graziano and clarinettist Natalie Eriksson led to a live performance of Tunings at the Ystads konstmuseum, curated by Albin Hillervik. An arrangement of videos and still photographs from the rehearsal process of Tunings was exhibited at Montréal’s Galerie de l’UQAM as part of the exhibition à corps perdu / sharing madness, curated by Maude Johnson and Florence-Agathe Dubé-Moreau. The research and creation process of Tunings is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.
A research residency in Birmingham, England curated by Seán Elder led to a live staging of Tunings at the Birmingham International Dance Festival featuring dancers Chanda John, Joey Taylor, and oboeist Louise Braithwaite. A futher rehearsal process at the Milvus Artistic Research Center in Knislinge, Sweden with dancer Matteo Graziano and clarinettist Natalie Eriksson led to a live performance of Tunings at the Ystads konstmuseum, curated by Albin Hillervik. An arrangement of videos and still photographs from the rehearsal process of Tunings was exhibited at Montréal’s Galerie de l’UQAM as part of the exhibition à corps perdu / sharing madness, curated by Maude Johnson and Florence-Agathe Dubé-Moreau. The research and creation process of Tunings is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.
