«Fire is within our heads» (The demons, Dostoyevsky)
Not all of us have seen a fire with our own eyes, but we all have a direct experience of it, whether through others we know, on television (where fires multiply during summer), in movies, in fantasies, or in writing.
Fire is inscribed in the collective imagination. More than that, humans have a primitive bond with fire, a relationship that goes back thousands of years, when Homo Erectus was finally able to "control it.
In Incendis, we will explore the figure of fire in a practical way, considering it as an experience shared by humanity. Our aim in this project is to approach the notion of fire (from a bodily perspective) and fire in its various aspects (historical, emotional, documentary, and artistic). In addition, we will document the experiences of citizens from different regions, both those who have had direct experiences and those who have lived them indirectly. Based on this research, we will propose an immersive scenographic-installation device that will represent, entirely fictionally, a large fire in a forested or semi-green environment.
Direction: Nico Jongen
Art Direction: Carmen Triñanes
Lighting & Technical Coordination: Montse Piñeiro
Tour Technician: Álvaro Castillo
Original Production: Laura Viñals
Executive Production: Mariona Signes
Photography: Sílvia Poch
Co-production: Fira Tàrrega, Azkuna Zentroa Alhóndiga Bilbao & Ça marche
With the support of BUDA Kortrijk, Lieux Publics Marseille
