L’instant n’a que nos gestes (The moment has only our gestures) is a suspension in time where bodies and objects share the same presence. Through a series of gestures, the piece opens a parenthesis conducive to the appearance of an improbable construction visible during the exhibition. Beams, ladders, tires, and other materials engage the body that works with them and force it to deal with their weight, resistance, and instability. From this dialogue emerges a dance that borrows its roughness from construction work, its dangers from the circus, and its craftsmanship from the gestures of the artisan. Above all, this dance remains a gathering point, a shared experience around which to gather. Through this project, Jordi Galí explores the path of impulse—attack, deployment, and end—and the way in which matter shapes movement and reveals time.
Jordi Galí
Born in Barcelona and trained in contemporary dance, Jordi Galí has performed for Wim Vandekeybus, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, and Maguy Marin. Since 2007, he has been developing his own creative work with Arrangement Provisoire, sharing artistic direction with Vânia Vaneau since 2012. An associate artist with Ramdam (2011–2014), then with Pacifique CDCN in Grenoble (2016–2020) and ICI–CCN in Montpellier (2020–2022), his work explores the relationships between body, matter, gesture, and object, mainly in public spaces, through monumental and ephemeral constructions that open up new perceptions of everyday life.