30th-Jan-2022
Composer and sound designer
Morphos is about the chemical processes that take place in our bodies after we die.
Phase 1: The blood is no longer pumped around so that the lower part of the body becomes heavier and the upper part lighter and lighter.
Stage 2: The body stiffens, especially the arms, legs, jaw, neck, and eyelids.
Phase 3: The heat disappears from the body. The body takes the temperature of the environment and this is the first phase in which the body becomes one with our environment.
Phase 4: Because the skin stands upright, the hair seems to grow. A wonderful illusion.
Stage 5: The bacteria, which have always been good friends in our digestive system, begin to eat the body.
Stage 6: The skin becomes loose. The old “coat” is shed.
Phase 7: The final phase; The body disintegrates. Atoms evaporate to be something else for a while.
Direction, camera, editing, clothing, and choreography: Nienke Jorissen
Choreography and dance: Wies Berkhout
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