Xavier Cha in conversation with Jeppe Ugelvig Xavier Cha’s interrogation of today’s digitally-mediated reality has previously manifested through both screen-based and live performances—often highlighting the uncanny theatricality and alternative temporalities of life online. Though perceived through screens and images, Cha insistently concerns this reality with bodiliness, movement, and lived emotions, as explored between solo commissions for the Whitney Museum, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, and Frieze Projects in the last five years. With her newest work, opening November 1st as a part of Performa 17 and BAM's Next Wave Festival, the American performance artist takes to the theatrical stage: working with a mix of actors, dancers, and vocalists, Buffer sets out to translate and decipher the alienating processes of digital consumption – glitching, buffering, and looping included. Read the full interview on Performa Magazine here .
