The project concept was born as an attempt to answer the question of how to present the methods of work as an artist with caring responsibilities. The reflection refers to a figure of the mother (mater), on the one hand as a saint (in the social imagination), on the other hand, executing work perceived as meaningless (“it does not matter”, in the personal imagination), and on the third hand, surrounded by matter: objects, toys, clothes that inevitably accumulates in everyday life of each parent & caregiver. All this in an unknown vortex of chaos, the herstory of ordinary activities, the absurdity of multitasking and reflections on the importance of mother-artists. An attempt to capture the identity between the assessment of the external world and the world felt through one's own imagination. Both performed and experienced with the same body.
 

Work in progress, prepared during Mothers Dance! International Research Forum „Parenting Figures in Choreography” Warsaw, Ochota Cultural Center 13-15.09.2024 

Choreography and performance: Anna Wańtuch
Mentorship: Renata Piotrowska - Auffret
Music: Simon Auffret