Thomas Teurlai

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“Laser-cart”, crushed motorcycle helmets carved with laser-cut machine to look like traditional chinese mask, Wuhan, China.  Summer 2018.

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“Mash-up” A turn table hang in a shower. The water play a techno record backwards. A strobe light hiden in the shower ceiling and played on a certain frequency make the water looks like it is going backwards.

IAC, Lyon, 2017

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“Score for bodies and machines” Performance for “Precarious collective” show during Documenta Athen. Choregraphy by Stelios Tsatsos and Ioulia Zachari.

Some magnetic microphones are plugged on some copy machines. Every time the dancers activate the machine, they execute a moove folowing the machine sensor making weird surealistics images of their body. the microphones play the sound of the machine making some techo music. Athen, 2017.

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“Chawarma-benz benz benz” An old Mercedes is used to power a rotative grill.

Dirty Pepax, openning of the Wonder/Liebert artist run space. 2017

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“Moonshine” Some palmtrees are crushed and and their sap collected. After maceration, the sap is poured on the electric wires of the space’s light, making them blink like in a dirty parking lot. The alcohol fumes fill the space and make the audience disea. Biennale de Rennes 2016, curated by François Piron.

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"Bull roarer" A modified ceiling fan activate a sound device made of a sneaker and a bull-roarer, an ancient instrument that used to be played in caves to comunicate with the spirits of the deads. Marseille, 2016

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“Low rider”- Some pneumatic car parts are assembled into a weed-smokink device. Marseille, 2016.

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“Foot Locker” Clay sneakers and hats, homemade propane oven. The Copycat Building. Baltimore.USA. March 2015.

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"Jambe de botte" (Bootleg)- Steel casting mold, melted plastic chairs, scooter frame. Villa Arson, Nice, FRA. Collaboration with Diane Blondeau and Vivien Roubaud.