Deep Water

In a space resembling a cross between home and a dance studio, a weightlifter practices his amateur workout routines. In the course of the performance, he sets in motion a series of fountains composed of rainwater collection barrels, offering viewers a flowing, cascading spectacle. Surrounded by his weightlifting trophies, posters displaying his image and that of his athletic idols, gleaming pipes, natural and artificial sponges, as well as a pile of pumice, he fashions his body as an object. Within his “water closet,” he lifts, manhandles and embraces the maternal contours of his vessels, all the while wielding accessories linked to the water circuit: funnels, tubes and baby bottles. And as the show unfolds, he ultimately becomes a fountain himself.

Photo: © Philippe Lucchese