Movement Ecology
a creative research project created as part of Fabrica Research Center’s A/W 2023-24 Co-Ecologies program—
dancer, creative 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.