MUGA DANTZA #3 (border dance)
2 speaker, a mirror and printed text: a sound installation.
Lizuniagako Mahai-harria , BERA (Nafarroa)
29 oct. 2022
Installation commisioned by Asier Gogortza’s MUGA DANTZA project.
Bera, Etxalar, Azkaine, Biriatu, Sara, and Urrugne renew the Mugalarres Covenant every five years. Under the Covenant, sheep, horses, and cattle of these villages (divided in three different political administrations) have the right to take advantage of the pastures and waters of other villages.
Under the pretext of this act, Gogortza invented a kind of cultural tradition that does not exist. A tradition that “dances to the border” every five years.
For the 2022 event, I proposed an invocation dance rather than a proper dance. A mirror and two speakers were installed for this purpose around the stone table which the mayors sign. The attendees also received a mirrored print containing a letter.
Technical assistance: Asier Gogortza
