"Birds Migration"
in Jakarta, Indonesia
9 Dec. 2006
Jane Jin Kaisen (Denmark)
"Trans*mi*gra*tion"
Jane Jin Kaisen (Denmark)
"Trans*mi*gra*tion"
Jane Jin Kaisen
"Trans*mi*gra*tion"
Genre:
gTransmigrationh involves various genres of performance art from conceptual
and fluxus inspired performance strategies to lecture performance, live
art, theatrical performance, and media integrated /new media art performance.
The performance involves live performing, audio and video projection, Internet live streaming, andaudience participation in several locations simultaneously (Jakarta, New York, Amsterdam, perhaps Copenhagen).
The intention is to integrate more gtraditionalh performance art practices
drawing upon the ritualistic elements of repetition, symbol, staging, and
audience participations while at the same time integrating new media art
forms such as projection and Internet live streaming to question and complicate
issues dealing with presence/absence and documentation in relation performance
art.
Performance Description:
Trans*mi*gra*tion (Trans-migration)
Drawing upon definitions of transmigration, the performance conceptually
seeks to explore the phenomenon of migration in social, historical, trans
local, and universal contexts. The title of the performance festival, gBirds
Migrationh as well as the theme gHistory and Todayh and reflections
on the status of performance art is investigated in the performance.
Transmigration refers to The Transmigration Project in Indonesia and seeks to convey the after effects of
this, the worldfs largest resettlement project and how it has deeply effected
present day Indonesian society demographically, environmentally, economically,
and politically. The Transmigration Project can be seen as a symbol for
many of the major incidences and circumstances shaping recent Indonesian
history and present society: Dutch colonization, dictatorship, nation building,
the IMF and World Bank, as well as internal ethnic and religious unrest.
In addition, the term transmigration refers to the Transmigration of the
Soul and the human desire to fly and to transcend, thus commenting on forced
as well as voluntary migration and the after effects of both in present
day society.
Intending to set up a live streaming web cam in New York, Amsterdam, and
Copenhagen, having groups of artists participate online, the performance
seeks to further broaden the perception and perspectives of the complex
issues of migration, globalization, and presence in all the locations.
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