Between the Joints, Language.

(…) Body and language have long been a continuum for me. Between the Joints, Language is part of this dynamic. I’ve always been moved by the fact that a bone can break into two, three or more, thanks to that ingenious invention of nature: articulation. For if the intention is to articulate dissenting lines, what better way, starting from a stable, linear structure, to break and move, with cartilage, muscles, tendons etc., meaning in all directions.

Are we stupid enough to think that a bone guarantees a straight line? Are we so low-brow as to think that a straight line guarantees the efficiency of a path? (…) Every time the straight line breaks down, whether it’s made of bone or some other rigidity, language rushes in. Do we call this freeing speech? Or do we call it freeing movement and running, jumping, dancing? (…)

Extract from the interview “Working on Sundays”, with Marie Dupas, (2021).