Marla Bendini

Ruminant

- any even-toed, hoofed mammal of the suborder Ruminantia, being comprised of cloven-hoofed, cud-chewing quadrupeds, and including, besides domestic cattle, bison, buffalo, deer, antelopes, giraffes, camels, and chevrotains.
- Latin ruminare "to chew the cud; to chew over again"


Ruminant is a series of autobiographical narratives where the artist recollects through body and site inspection. Using a body art performance method, memories are triggered through sensory interjections between body and site. The regurgitation of memory and to ruminate over them in the present- with physical and emotional sensations that creates new experiences and memories in real-time- generates content that is impalpable and separates itself from the visual output of the performance piece. 

 

Ruminant VII: A bed called Home 
5 Apr 2012
Singapore

Documentation by Kelvin Atmadibrata

Ruminant VI: m number of kisses to f number of people 
27 Jan 2012
Male public lavatory, The Substation, Singapore

Documentation by Wong Yuntian

Ruminant V: 'M' 
Fetterfield 2012
13 Jan 2012
The Substation Theatre

Documentation by Wong Yuntian

 

Ruminant III: When you are depressed, the road is the worst place to be. 
S.P.A.M #5
9 Oct 2011
KTM, Bukit Timah, Singapore

Documentation by Daniela Beltrani

Ruminant II: Going out altogether 
S.P.A.M #3
4 Sept 2011
Fort Canning Hill, Singapore

Documentation by Daniela Beltrani

 

Ruminant I: Aspirate Now! 
NOW! 'For the second time.'
31 Aug 2011
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Documentation by Chand

 

Performance Listing:

I: Aspirate Now!

II: Going out altogether

III: When you are depressed, the road is the worst place to be. 

IV: Kiss, ink and cake

V: "M"

VI:  m number of kisses to f number of people

VII: A bed called Home

 

 

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