JOSH WIRZ
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If civilisation systematically dismantles the global ecological infrastructure and the sooner it comes down the more life will be left behind then… [2018]

Collaboration with Axel Berger

Performance / Multi-media / Duration: 49:00

Statement

If Civilization explores the stark asymmetries and ethical dilemmas of global resource distribution, imagining a world where humans sustain one another without tools. What begins as a utilitarian vision reveals unsettling echoes of exploitation. Combining bodily techniques, minimal props, an evocative soundscape, and intentional laziness, this immersive work squarely challenges the imperialistic capitalist system.

'There were twists around every corner as two men acted out a hellish nightmare sequence of environmentalism and the downfall of civilisation... what I experienced was the opposite of being bored. It was a much-deserved morbid curiosity that I am glad to have witnessed.' -Ed Fringe Review