hollow head doll’s foam

hollow head doll’s foam, 2019-2022
theatrical play without actors
43’00”

June 2022, SESC Pompéia

digital photography: Julia Thompson
BW analog photography: Ilê Sartuzi

Through various devices that animate objects, “hollow head doll’s foam” is a theatrical play without human actors that explores the uncanny possibilities of projecting a body into anthropomorphic objects. One of the key points that permeates the debate proposed by “hollow head” is the post-anthropocene idea; that is, a moment when the human being would no longer be the center of development and action in nature, but rather would be replaced by other types of agents, a world where subjects are voluntarily being replaced by invisible mechanisms. To “animate” the objects of the play, three main procedures are used, namely: mechanical movement through motors and programmed microcontrollers; the spatialized sound that builds narratives and soundscapes; and the mapped video projection on space and objects themselves.

Video:

Audiovisual direction and editing: Francisco Miguez
Photography direction: Caio Antônio e Maurício Battistuci
Direct sound: Amanda Carvalho
Color correction and finishing: Caio Antônio
Production: Quina filmes

Theater:

Ilê Sartuzi: Direction; Dramaturgy; Art direction; Video and Projection
Marcus Garcia: Mechanics; Programming; Cenotechnic
Bruno Palazzo: Sound design
Matheus Brant: Light design
Carol Angelo: Executive production
Vicente Antunes Ramos: Dramaturgy Assistance
CleverBot: Dramaturgy Assistance

Danilo Arrabal: actor
Giovanna Monteiro: actress
Julia Pedreira: actress
Maira do Nascimento: actress
Rafael de Souza: actor