KfW Stiftung 321d ago

ENKUNDLENI / gathering healing (Trailer) VukuvukuPhila! "Frankfurt Moves!" 2024 Water embodies wisdom, co-creating, transforming and responding to those who seek its guidance. Cultures have long recognized water's ability to absorb energies, becoming a bridge between the spiritual and physical worlds. It carries the memory of ancient rites, capable of cleansing both body and soul. In the performance, water becomes a living, intimate space where pain, healing and love merge. This reflects our interconnected stories, shared struggles and triumphs. Water's role in our creative process highlights collaboration with people, places and communities, becoming a passage to renewal. Its fluidity mirrors our emotional and personal journeys, guiding us to a deeper understanding of ourselves and our origins. Ultimately, water teaches us that everything is interconnected, fluid and cyclical. As it moves through its natural cycles, we also undergo transformation, reminding us of our place in a vast continuum that links us to the past, each other and the infinite possibilities of the future. By and with: ivukuvuku, Philiswa Lila (South Africa) Text & Music: VukuvukuPhila! Language: isiXhosa, English Video (Trailer): DeDa Productions The artist duo VukuvukuPhila! (ivukuvuku and Philiswa Lila) have been creating installation art and performances since 2022. Their work engages a research-based practice that involves themes of memory, healing, gender, violence, love, pain, ancestry and resilience. They combine writing, language biography, sound, installation art and performance, to engage audiences in an emotive experience. Materiality plays a vital role in their process, it extends beyond the physical matter to broadly encompass all relevant information related to spiritual existence. Thus, site-specific elements like water, stone, sun, wind and fire play an important role. For more information on VukuvukuPhila!’s work please visit: vukuvukuphila.wixsite.com/my-site @ivukuvuku_cbm @lila_newearth "Frankfurt Moves!" is an initiative of the foundation KfW Stiftung aimed at promoting artistic exchange and intercultural dialogue. The residency programme in cooperation with the Frankfurt LAB supports international emerging artists in the performing arts.