Noor Effendy Ibrahim, in collaboration with Syimah Sabtu – Dancing with the Ghost of My Child in 33 Steps (2020)

Noor Effendy Ibrahim, in collaboration with Syimah Sabtu – Dancing with the Ghost of My Child in 33 Steps (2020)

NOOR EFFENDY IBRAHIM, IN COLLABORATION WITH SYIMAH SABTU

Dancing with the Ghost of My Child in 33 Steps (2020) HD Video 38 Min 12 Sec

ARTIST STATEMENT

Dancing with the Ghost of My Child in 33 steps is an aging man’s increasing desire and longing for an inspiration, for a life, for a child that he pains to father, and be a father to. In this dance, a man dreams of invoking the ghost of a child, his child, who has not yet been born into the world. This man lays his prayer across time and space. He prays for what love has yet to conceive. He hopes that if the ghost of his child is lost, the child may hear his voice, and find a path back to him. This dance leads the man to a moment in his life where perhaps he might begin to believe again.

1 December 2020 - 28 March 2021

Noor Effendy Ibrahim, in collaboration with Syimah Sabtu – Dancing with the Ghost of My Child in 33 Steps (2020)

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