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Worworworship

Worworworship
2024, performance, 00:22:44

In the manger located at the center of the floor, the angel's body continuously transforms into inflammation.
The angel alternates between a self-made-up angelic body and the monstrous body of inflammation, crossing between the two forms. Behind it, the music video <Pure Hymns> is faintly screened, resembling part of the building, like a folding screen or wallpaper. Surrounding the space or on nearby pillars, golden cords made from fragmented angelic bodies are tied.
Two bodies—the physical forms of angels (the performers)—dwell briefly in this manger before departing. The two (A and B) are dressed in blue tights and white cassocks. Though similar, A’s outfit appears more sacred, while B’s has a more theatrical flair. The sequence progresses as follows: [Backstage] > [Worship] > [Wo-Wo-Worship] > [End of Performance] > [Backstage] > [Outside the Door]. Worship begins, and A speaks about salvation. They lipsync to the "Wo-Wo-Wo" sound. The lip-sync is not perfected but yearned for. The lip-syncing body eventually makes sounds using its own voice. The two performers respond to each other’s sounds, moving in reaction. They create sounds, not songs. The moving body and the sounding body become connected, approaching a monstrous instinctual state, a tactile state. The performance concludes. B continues to yearn, while A feels sleepy now that the performance is over. A needs to wash up and go to sleep.

Worworworship
2024, performance, 00:22:44