SKYE GELLMANN

Glass / Heels (In Development)

Glass / Heels – is an ongoing performance inquiry investigating how the body negotiates unstable conditions. The work continues to be developed as part of a larger full-length project.

Risk assessment functions as choreographic language. Without the heels, the body can walk across the broken glass. Once worn, standing becomes unstable. Decisions around placement, weight, duration, and force are made in real time, as movement shifts to rolling, lowering, and rerouting weight through alternative pathways. Technique develops through repetition, restraint, and calibrated contact. Glass and heels function not as props but as working conditions, requiring slowness and continual reorganisation.

The elevation of the heel produces a sculptural line set against the broken surface below, holding poise and fracture in the same frame. The work operates between these two modes, positioning the audience within that tension rather than offering resolution.

The audience witnesses process, restraint, and consequence as they unfold.

Genres:
Performance art, Contemporary performance, Adaptive spaces: Gallery, stage, site.

Specifications:
Current iteration: 20 minutes
Future full-length work: 50 minutes
Gallery or adaptive space

Glass / Heels is suited to contemporary performance seasons, interdisciplinary festivals, and programs engaging with embodiment, gender, or experimental physical practice. The work pairs well with studio spaces, group shows, showcases, or durational formats.

Artist:
Skye Gellmann

Seasons:
Wings Independent Fashion Festival
Wings Independent II
Phoeton group show Chrissie Cotter Gallery
SIRC_UIT presents INSEQUENCE
Aether Ties presents Soft Collapse