RESEARCH

GROUND ZERO

GROUND ZERO is an interactive performance/installation led by Fanny Vandesande and Leen Van Tichelen with dancers Gabria Vermeir, Karlien De Cock, Anna Dujardin, Lies Steyaert, Zanne Boon and Lauryn Deruyck.

GROUND ZERO combines performance, improvisation, installation, and experimentation in a design! 

It explores topics of identity, inclusion, connection, and transformation through dance, poetry and art objects.

By entering GROUND ZERO, individuals become part of a community in public space.

How do you engage with the concept of public space? Do you share it with others or claim it for yourself? What is your perception on the concept of public space in society? Do you believe in the power of public space to foster community and connection?!

Share your view on the power of representing diversity in the collective shaping of our performance installation

GROUND ZERO is a shared space for people of all ages, which transforms itself every time it plays!

public space, body and objects

How can we create a public space where both performers and those watching feel represented?

When using the body as a medium to subvert social expectations and conventions.

Using site-specific installations to challenge preconceived notions of public and private space as an alternative approach to rethinking and creating a sense of community. This approach allows for a more interactive and engaging experience for both artists, public and passers-by. By transforming everyday spaces into temporary performance art installations, artists can be a catalyst for conversation and community connection. This can lead to a greater appreciation of the environment and a deeper sense of belonging within the performance.

Fanny usually creates experimental choreographies, which constantly challenge her to look at movement and body language differently. Fanny's unique approach creates a fascinating mix of imagination and physical expression, every time she questions the boundaries between dance and performing art. Her work is characterized by a deep examination of themes of identity, perception, human relationships and our place in the world.

Through her unconventional approach to dance and movement, Fanny manages to touch people and make them think about important topics in society. Her work reflects the world around her and shows how movement and the body through art can serve as a powerful tool for social change. Fanny explores the limitlessness and universality of physical form, as well as the impact of materials on the body.

She wants to learn about the relationship between dance, art objects & public space and the attempt to understand how the body and object can establish a connection with visitors and locals of a community in public spaces. On the other hand, the boundary between an art object and an object is investigated by the appropriation of the work of art by the body. The art object is thus humanised and through this, imaginary landscapes are created by the constantly changing relationships in the form of actions, manipulations, the body and finally the art object itself. Through this transformation, the nuance between performance, artwork and an object becomes increasingly subtle and complex, and the artwork becomes a living entity that constantly evolves and adapts to the interactions and interpretations of its participants. 

She believes performance art/Installation can challenge convicted thoughts about what dance is and create new perspectives about seeing performance in public settings by expanding the boundaries of conventional choreography and including inclusive approaches regarding individuals and non-normative dancers and bodies.