The performance CONTACT has its origin in moments of touch in the public space. During a two-year residency at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam, working alongside artists from an international community, I became very aware of different norms and customs around physical contact, including my own, and started to keep a diary of moments of touch. All handshakes, accidental elbow bumps and the tiniest of interactions were noted down at the end of the day. The diary became a score for a live performance. — Karel van Laere

Performed and conceived by Karel van Laere

Text editor and voice narrator Ash Kilmartin

Technical support and robotic design Mauricio van der Maesen de Sombreff

Pictures and video Alex Heuvink

Contact is made possible by Het Amarte Fonds, Rijksakademie van Beeldende

Kunsten, Stichting Largo

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