Chalet Society inaugurates its 2015 international program with a first stop in Los Angeles and presents
Le Triomphe de la Renommée
Concept, text & performance by
Marie-Caroline Hominal
January 29 - 31, 2015 / del vaz projects
Curated by Patrick Steffen
With this project, Chalet Society invites curators, artists, cultural producers, to collaborate with us and use the Chalet Society as a tool to develop their own projects in the spirit of an open source initiative.
Le Triomphe de la Renommée is one of a collection of six poems by Italian poet Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374), titled I Trionfi, describing the phases of life by opposing virtues in duels: "Fame" wins over "Death" but is defeated by "Time" and "Eternity". In a small room within a domestic environment, evoking the intimate space of a backstage of a Theater, the artist Marie-Caroline Hominal welcomes one guest at a time, playing with the codes of theatrical artifice to deliver an intense and intimate one-to-one encounter.
Marie-Caroline Hominal, aka MCH, aka Silver, aka Berries, aka Fly Girl, is a dancer, choreographer, and performer currently based in Geneva. Her practice include video, songwriting, music, choreography, and performance. Recently, she has developed a series of one-to-one performances such as Hôtel Oloffson (2013) and Le Triomphe de la Renommée (2013), as well as full length performances such as Ballet (2014) and Patricia Poses by the Pop Machine (2011). As a dancer she has collaborated with Tanztheater Basel, Iréne Tassembedo, Blanca li, Gisèle Vienne and Marco Berrettini. She was a guest performer for Human Writes (2005) by William Forsythe and B.O.B. (2004) by Dick Wong. Read more
Patrick Steffen is a writer and curator based in Los Angeles. Past projects include Laughing Hole by Maria-Caroline Hominal at Night Gallery (2013), and Jerk by Gisèle Vienne and Dennis Cooper, at MOCA Grand Avenue (2013).
Dates:
Thursday 29 January from 12pm-6pm
Friday 30 January from 3pm-10pm
Saturday 31 January from 3pm-10pm
Duration of each performance: 15 min
To set up appointment contact rsvp@chaletsociety.org
Location
del vaz projects
1600 Westgate Avenue / Apartment #208
Los Angeles, CA 90025
www.chaletsociety.org
del vaz is an exhibition space and residency project run out of ann apartment located in Little Osaka, Los Angeles. Staying true to the domestic nature of the space, del vaz provides an informal and alternative setting with the intent of encouraging conversation and dialogue. The name derives from the Farsi phase dast-o-del vaz, meaning open-handed and open-hearted. Similarly, the space is open to artists, curators and directors alike to participate in the programming.
With the support of FLAX Foundation (France Los Angeles Exchange), Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, and Ville et Etat de Genève.
delvazprojects.com
madmoisellemch.com
flaxfoundation.org