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William Forsythe

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William Forsythe

(Born 1949, works in Frankfurt)

Underall, 2017

Mixed media

Thanks to Peab Byggservice AB, Structor Kristianstad AB

At Wanås, William Forsythe has used an old henhouse to create a new artwork, or as he calls it “a choreographic object.” Choreography can be understood as a possible course of action; here, Forsythe does not choreograph a body but a house, creating movement where we expect complete stillness. If we step inside, the weight of the visitors’ bodies set the house in motion. Because our bodies react to, and interpret, every signal from their surroundings, we respond physically to the choreographic object. Like so many of Forsythe’s objects, we gain an experience of ourselves by being aware of movement—and by being set in motion. The meaning of the choreographic object exists beyond what meets the eye.