“Toxic Garden: Dance Dance Dance” by Kamilia Kard

Title:

Toxic Garden: Dance Dance Dance

Artist(s) and People Involved:

Exhibiting Artist(s):



• Kamilia Kard

Symposium:

• ISEA2023: 28th International Symposium on Electronic Art

Venue(s):

• Topographie de l’art

Artist Statement:

Fusion of the Possible, Topographie de l’art, April 15 – June 15

2022
Video of the participatory performance on Roblox, 9’30”, FullHD Photo print, variable dimensions
Courtesy of the artist and gallery Odile Ouizeman.

Toxic Garden – Dance Dance Dance is an online participatory performance taking place in Toxic Garden, a Roblox map designed by Kamilia Kard. Spoiled of their custom avatar and randomly converted into one of the 7 poisonous plants inhabiting the environment, participants dance together, automatically synching to the artist's avatar. Inspired by the defenses of poisonous plants, Kard imagined a choreography intended as a warning and a reaction to manipulative attitudes, using AI to capture and process the movements of four professional dancers.

Other Information:

“Behind a facade of playful activities, this work is really about the toxicity of social media.” https://milanmachinimafestival.org/blog/2022/11/27/a-closer-look-kamilia-kard-toxic-garden

Website:

https://kamiliakard.love/Portfolio_KK_2023.pdf