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Collaborations Beyond the Veil, 2019 Performance still and installation
Dryphoto arte contemporanea, Prato, Italy

Original performance 27:00
Video excerpt 9:26

Collaborations Beyond the Veil was a solo performance set amidst an outdoor installation. This work was inspired by, and in homage to, Teresa Mangiacapra, Sykes’ collaborator and friend who passed away in 2018. The installation comprised twelve transparent banners depicting large-scale portraits of women, referencing a Greek chorus. Sykes recorded phrases from Mangiacapra’s last text, titled io sono intero, and used rocks, a red net, and other relics from prior collaborative performance works. Through this ritualistic performance, Sykes created a mythic tale about connecting with death and the difficult journey back from loss.


Concept and direction: Ginny Sykes
Performer: Ginny Sykes
Music: Victor Sanders
Voice: Ginny Sykes
Installation: Ginny Sykes, Luigi Montesfochi
Camera: Luigi Montefoschi
Video Editing: Ginny Sykes, Luigi Montefoschi