COUNTER(-) -Weasel Dance

[2019]
PERFORMANCE
DOCUMENTARY

 

Current entry is a performative version of Counter(-), presented as part of the exhibition Weasel Dance: The Mimetic in the Post-Digital Predicament, curated by the collective Most Mechanics Are Crooks (Eva Giannakopoulou, Alexis Fidetzis, Panos Sklavenitis, Kostis Stafylakis).

The performance was inspired by the behaviour and street language of smugglers in Athens, especially the way they approach people at random on the street in order to sell stolen items. Following this idea, performers moved through the event space at the Goethe-Institut, walking among the crowd and approaching visitors. Using tablets and phones, they showed short clips from Counter(-), featuring techniques of electricity theft—such as hacking electric meters or making illegal connections to the power grid.

By bringing this street manner and the content of the videos into the venue, the performers introduced an unexpected and disruptive element into the setting and its audience.

The performance ended with a projection of Counter(-) on the main stage.

“Counter(-)” has been presented in Goethe Institute of Athens.