Helguera, Pablo
Uryönstelaii (2010)
Historical Reenactment October 2, 2010; Published Book
As part of the closing ceremony of The Sixth Borough art exhibition, Pablo Helguera and No Longer Empty invite visitors to a special “reenactment” of a heretofore unknown aspect of Governors Island.
In 1660, a mysterious sect of Dutch mystics arrived to an island in the New World with the objective to create a new society. Their governing principle revolved around the uninterrupted performance of a single dramatic work in seven tableaux vivants. Invoking alchemical imagery and hermetic thought, their goal was to arrive to a higher state of being by collectively embodying the symbolic representation of all of human and divine knowledge. Their experiment, which would last a century, would test the human boundaries of time, physical endurance, and the commitment of a society toward an idea. It is through this link that the audience will be reconnected to the original historical roots of the island, through the eyes of 16th Century Dutch Settlers.
Uryonstelaii is a project consisting of two complementary components: a book and a one-time only series of performed prologue tours delivered by historical reenactors. The contents of the performed prologue will not be included in the publication and vice versa.
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