I Have Many Times Tried To Become An Insect. But I Was Not Equal Even To That. (2025)
Fragments of a video documentation of the public performance by Alexander Tarasenko on 2 August 2025 at Hypha HQ (London) and on the streets around the gallery.
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes
The work focuses on cross-cultural differences and migration, addressing both abortive attempts of the outsider to understand and adapt to the new society and the host society's reaction to the 'other', and questioning actual non-declarative readiness of both sides to accept and embrace the diversity of the other party.
Performance and rope garment (jute rope, hessian, dried chicken heads and feet): Alexander Tarasenko
Live sound: Nick Parkin
Video documentation: Joshua Roberts
Photo documentation: indexthumb
Special thanks to Alen Lee, Zhen Feng Ang and Joshua Roberts for their help with the preparations on the day.
Part of the public programme for the 'Conviction Fair' exhibition curated by Zhen Feng Ang.
Full video shootage available at request.
The Green Lizard Boy (2025)
A performance by Alexander Tarasenko on 9 August 2025 at Hypha HQ (London).
Duration: 60 minutes
This work animates the artist's sculpture by replacing the full-body cast with the artist's own body.
Photo documentation: Sergey Novikov
Special thanks to Misha Plekhanov and Zhen Feng Ang for their help with the preparations on the day.
Part of the closing event for the 'Conviction Fair' exhibition curated by Zhen Feng Ang.
Poster design: Zhen Feng Ang
Poster images: Alexander Tarasenko
I Have Many Times Tried To Become An Insect. But I Was Not Equal Even To That. (2024)
Performance, rope garment (jute rope, hessian, dried chicken feet) and photo editing: Alexander Tarasenko
Photo documentation: Ya Hsuan Hsiao
Assistance on the set: Jaeho Shin
I Have Many Times Tried To Become An Insect. But I Was Not Equal Even To That. (2025)
Photo documentation: indexthumb