A collection of animatronic puppets as a part of Vieilles coques & jeunes récifs, (Old Hulls & Young Reefs), refers to several metaphors: the body as a shell destined for decay, potentially challenged by the beautiful coral that replaces it or, on the contrary, revives it. A medical technique has been developed to strengthen bones by grafting coral.
For this show I created three queer and trans friends as olympic performers, Charlene Incarnate, Planningtorock and Christeene Vale. The animatronics moved and were modeled after various older animatronic toys canonically sold or engineered in Paris.
Vieilles coques & jeunes récifs 16.03—21.07.24 Le Plateau, Paris & Les Réserves, Romainville frac île‑de‑france
