Movement Ecology

a creative research project created as part of Fabrica Research Center’s A/W 2023-24 Co-Ecologies program

dancercreative technologist, mixed media artist


Movement Ecology performed at Fabrica Research Center in Treviso, Italy as part of the Blooming in Embers A/W 2023 exhibition on February 16, 2024. Videography by Laura Sans Gassó and Sara Fiechter.

Movement Ecology is a creative research project exploring the nexus of perceptual and embodied experiences, environmental change, and the interconnectedness of movement in various scales. The project features a video installation with black and white texture imagery, obscuring context and materiality, and solo dance performances by Allison Costa, unveiling hidden nuances within the textures. Grounded in transdisciplinary dance, Movement Ecology integrates texture footage from Italy's Veneto region. The accompanying book outlines the methodology of integrating texture videos as choreographic input. The project’s interactive website and locally sourced textures foster self-reflection on perception. Movement Ecology, harmonizing with Fabrica Research Center’s A/W 23 theme of co-ecologies, invites viewers to reflect on perception and engage with the innate motions within the interconnected realities of dance, technology, and environmental exploration.


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Allison created Movement Ecology as part of Fabrica Research Center’s A/W 23 residency. She performed it at Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Venice, Italy as part of the “Bibliothèque. Art Music and Performance” event on January 26, 2024 and at Fabrica Research Center‘s A/W 2023 exhibition “Blooming in Embers” on February 16, 2024. 


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Allison Costa is a transdisciplinary artist primarily based in New York City. Her practice is process-focused and collaborative and she is always interested in exploring new pathways and partnerships for creative experimentation.


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