Thủy Lê Thi Thu
FLOOR ROOF / 2026
in collaboration with Jiyoung Chu
performance
ca. 20-30 minutes
costumes transforming into installation
roof: jute, oil paint, glue, steel
floor: felt, recycled polyester, cotton
sound: recorded voices of the artists (5' on loop), also played during the performance
Partners: The Constant Now, Kunsthal Mechelen
de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam
The performance and installation FLOOR ROOF departs from the idea of carrying a home. Not as a fixed place, but as something assembled through dynamics, habits, and the quiet act of caring for one another.
FLOOR ROOF is a fragile attempt to remain close and connected, even if only for a moment, when the ground beneath us starts to shift. Thuy and Jiyoung explore the acts of packing and unpacking as a ritual within an unstable, constantly changing environment: a tension between holding on and letting go. Through this process, the artists search for ways to make space for bodies marked by distance and detachment.
Text and textiles are the central components of FLOOR ROOF. The performance moves through the different spaces of Kunsthal Mechelen and De Brakke Grond and, through these materials, enters into dialogue with public space, the black box, and the white cube.
The installation takes shape during the opening performance, remains on view throughout the exhibition, and is packed up again during the finissage.
performance
ca. 20-30 minutes
costumes transforming into installation
roof: jute, oil paint, glue, steel
floor: felt, recycled polyester, cotton
sound: recorded voices of the artists (5' on loop), also played during the performance
Partners: The Constant Now, Kunsthal Mechelen
de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam
The performance and installation FLOOR ROOF departs from the idea of carrying a home. Not as a fixed place, but as something assembled through dynamics, habits, and the quiet act of caring for one another.
FLOOR ROOF is a fragile attempt to remain close and connected, even if only for a moment, when the ground beneath us starts to shift. Thuy and Jiyoung explore the acts of packing and unpacking as a ritual within an unstable, constantly changing environment: a tension between holding on and letting go. Through this process, the artists search for ways to make space for bodies marked by distance and detachment.
Text and textiles are the central components of FLOOR ROOF. The performance moves through the different spaces of Kunsthal Mechelen and De Brakke Grond and, through these materials, enters into dialogue with public space, the black box, and the white cube.
The installation takes shape during the opening performance, remains on view throughout the exhibition, and is packed up again during the finissage.
