Mechanisms for Generating Meaning (MGM) è una serie di esperimenti performativi costruiti attorno all’idea di progettare opere d’arte interattive a partire da semplici sistemi conosciuti come meccaniche.
L’arte contemporanea e la performance spesso si pongono come attuali, cercando di affrontare questioni urgenti che riguardano l’umanità e i singoli individui che la compongono. Le meccaniche, tuttavia, parlano meno dei temi trattati e più della forma di un’opera—delle strutture che definiscono il modo in cui un pubblico la incontra e vi interagisce.
Ogni pezzo di MGM sarà presentato per la prima volta, concepito attraverso la progettazione piuttosto che la prova o la coreografia. Sebbene le opere non siano guidate dalla narrazione, nascono dal riconoscimento che gli esseri umani percepiscono naturalmente il mondo attraverso le storie. Inevitabilmente, delle narrazioni emergeranno.
BIO
Nato in Irlanda nel 1987, il più giovane di tre fratelli e figlio di due chef professionisti. Nel 2006 si è trasferito a Berlino per frequentare la Jonglier Katakomben School of Juggling.
Nel 2008 ha frequentato l’Academy for Circus and Performance Art, completando la sua formazione con una laurea in Arti Circensi.
Nel 2014 è stato selezionato come Circus Next laureate con Fragments of a Mind, e da allora ha creato diverse opere acclamate: The Whistle, Stickman e For as Long As We’re Here. Oltre al suo lavoro performativo, ha realizzato serie di opere concettuali come: Stories of Falling Objects, Variations of Stickman e WATCHERS.
Darragh insegna in diverse istituzioni professionali in Europa: FLIC, ACAPA, Die Etage, CODARTS e Les Beaux Arts.
Mechanisms for Generating Meaning (MGM) is a series of performative experiments built around the idea of designing interactive artworks from simple systems known as mechanics.
Contemporary art and performance often position themselves as topical, attempting to address pressing issues facing humanity and the individuals within it. Mechanics, however, speak less to subject matter and more to the shape of a work—the structures that define how an audience encounters and interacts with it.
Each piece in MGM will be presented for the first time, conceived through design rather than rehearsal or choreography. While the works are not narrative-driven, they are created with the recognition that humans naturally perceive the world through narrative. Inevitably, stories will emerge."
The pieces shall be titled: Experiment #1, Experiment #2, Experiment #3, Experiment #4.
BIO
Born in 1987 in Ireland as youngest of three siblings and son of two professional chefs. In 2006 he moved to Berlin to attend the Jonglier Katakomben School of Juggling.
In 2008 attended the Academy for Circus and Performance Art and completed his education with a bachelor degree in Circus Arts.
In 2014 was selected as a Circus Next laureate with ‘Fragments of a Mind’, and has since created several acclaimed works: ‘The Whistle’, ‘Stickman’ and ‘For as Long As We’re Here’. Besides his performance work he has created conceptual artwork series: ‘Stories of Falling Objects’, ‘Variations of Stickman’ and ‘WATCHERS’.
Darragh teaches at different professional institutions around Europe: FLIC , ACAPA, Die Etage, CODARTS and Les Beaux Arts.
