This movie was made for the ‘History of the future’ exhibition at Nest, Damme (2022). Cubicles IX is (as the title suggest) the ninth iteration of this performance Conrad started in 2007.
The work consists of a set of large blocks, constructed in particle board following the same dimensions and variations as wooden toy building blocks. With each performance the set is enlarged with new blocks, making it an ever expanding piece.
The blocks are used to make live constructions before an audience, or in this case a camera. Conrad lifts and stacks these oversized building blocks without any help or attributes: he climbs the structure itself to build it up. The resulting construction serving as a temporary modular sculpture.
This short movie perfectly captures the performance in a tactile and abstract manner.
Shot and made by Basile Rabaey.