Collaboration with Sculptor Danae Mattes
In this ongoing collaboration, Hope Mohr choreographs in conversation with Danae Mattes’ Evaporation Pools, clay basins into which Mattes pours various elements, including water, liquid clay, and pigment. Mohr’s choreography is inspired by Mattes’ interactions with materials (pouring, hanging, sinking, tossing), the raw materials of the sculpture itself (dust, powder, clay, pigment), and states and images of the body in transition.
This collaboration has featured collaboration with dancers Belinda He, Karla Quintero, Tegan Schwab-Alavi, and Jane Selna.
Performances have included Intertwine, a collaboration with the collective Lightfast, at the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art in Sonoma, California, on March 17, 2024.
Dancers Belinda He and Tegan Schwab-Alavi practicing Intertwine at the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art in Sonoma, California, a collaboration with Lightfast and sfSound. Evaporation pool by Danae Mattes; cut drawing by Danae Mattes and Christel Dillbohner.
Where it all began: Hope Mohr in one of Danae Mattes’ pools. Photo by Danae Mattes.
Above: Dancer Karla Quintero in an environment by Danae Mattes.
Dancers Karla Quintero and Jane Selna. Photo by Danae Mattes.
Above: Dancer Belinda He in a sculpture by Danae Mattes. Photo by Danae Mattes.
Dancers Jane Selna, Belinda He, and Karla Quintero with a sculpture by Danae Mattes. Photo by Danae Mattes.