Okey dokey artichokey. Symbiosis. Yes. Cause I definitely know what that word means... This is one of those words that I can vaguely recall learning about in a middle school science class, but the word itself is. Forgotten. Lost knowledge. My own personal, burnt, destroyed Library of Alexandria.
So before I looked up the definition on Google, the first thing I was thinking of was two organisms living together in some way. I was initially thinking it was one of those relationships where one party benefits, and the other neither benefits nor is harmed in the relationship. But after looking it up, symbiosis is, "interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both." or, "a mutually beneficial relationship between different people or groups."
Coolio. That's what Google has to say about the definition, but what are
my thoughts on it?
When I think of symbiosis, I think of animal
relationships. Like a clownfish with anemones. But what else does it mean?
Symbiosis is talking about a relationship, and all relationships have pulls and
tugs and gives and takes. What is a relationship that I could analyze that
could demonstrate this while also keeping in with what I'm already thinking of?
In my post about my movement project, I talked about how this next time I
wanted to try and experiment with stillness or smaller spaces; how to
effectively and powerfully economize my movement to tell a story.
As of now, I'm thinking of doing something with
a chair. I would never be out of touch of the chair. I would always be
connected in some way to the chair, so maybe I'd walk it around a bit, but I'd
probably keep it in one spot. Or maybe I'd tape a square on the floor and have
to stay within the box. But as of now, I'm leaning towards the chair idea. So with
the chair idea, what story can I tell that will have a beginning, middle, end,
and tell the story of a relationship?
My first thought was the idea of a plant
growing in the sun, being rooted in one spot, exploring the area around the
ground but never being able to move. However, that's not necessarily symbiotic?
Cause the flower isn't doing anything for the sun. But it does look beautiful,
so maybe the beauty is beneficial for the sun. Maybe it's a sun god and not
just a normal sun. And the sun god is pleased by the flower? Or maybe the
flower is a nymph or some sort of creature the god has fallen in love with?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm I need to think.
A song I've been thinking about using is Sara
Bareilles' 'Once Upon Another Time.' But idk if the lyrics are entirely
appropriate for what I'm thinking? They evoke a sad nostalgia almost, nothing
aesthetically like what I'm thinking of doing for the project. But I love the
music of the song and I love the a capella nature of the song itself. So maybe
I'll still use it? But probably not cause lyrics are powerful and I worry that
people would project the lyrics onto the story and misinterpret what I'm trying
to do. I have some other pieces of music I could use and I can definitely think
more. Maybe I'll have to think of my story before choosing my music.
EDIT: Ok! I found two potential pieces of music! I found this beautiful cello solo of Hymne A L'Amour, or I would do Le Jardin Feerique (The Fairy Garden) by Ravel. These are pieces that I really love and I think they could tie into my story really well. And I think I'm beginning to think of a narrative that has to do with a god and a mortal or earthly creature of some sort with a happy ending of some sorts. All mythologies have HORRIBLE things happen to these mortals cause they're mortal and the gods are assholes, so I would like to explore an actual positive relationship. Like an Ariadne and Dionysus or Apollo and Hyacinth story. Or a relationship I completely make up. Or maybe I'll just go back to my plant idea. Who knows
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