The Things We Step On - Religion

For the opening of Shige Moriya’s installation The Things We Step On-religion, Ximena Garnica with the participation of ten guest performers created a stunning series of actions intertwining voice, body and live video / sound escape. The departing point for the performance was Moriya’s poem Travel to utopia.
Travel to Utopia
-A journey to the land of peaceful living-
By Shige Moriya

Sometimes people stop
and complain about their dissatisfaction
Some people listen to it
and some people sneer at it
but most of them just passed it by

Soon
people will begin to walk as if they remembered something
and begin to walk towards Utopia

In the middle of the journey
people think of nature
Some people consume of the fruits
and some people sow of the seeds which were left behind
but most of them just copied what others did

Soon
People will leave only the means and results
and begin to walk towards Utopia

One day people will suddenly become aware
that everyone has separate Utopias
Some people show the goodness of their utopia
and some people talk about legendary lands
but most of them just followed others

Soon people will find companions
and begin to walk confidently

And one day
people will encounter the conflict
Some people try to stop it
and some people participate in the dispute
but most of them just watched from the distance

Soon
people will being to walk without any regret
and journey towards Utopia that people dream of