KOAXULA

Koaxula is a collaborative sound activation and performative project between Colombian artist Natalia Escobar and Mexican artist Daniela Huerta. Inspired by fading cosmovisions and mythological female archetypes often overshadowed by dominant cultures, the duo seeks to reinvent hybrid narratives that explore different ways of being and existing in the world, creating a dialogue between past, present, and future.

Exploring female archetypes enables a deeper understanding of the evolution of human consciousness and its reflection in our psychology. The dual nature of the Jungian archetype of the mother goddess, for instance, reveals two opposing aspects: the "Good Mother," symbolizing benevolence, protection, and fertility, and the "Terrible Mother," embodying devouring, seductive, and venomous qualities.

Koaxula's creative process reveals suppressed aspects of the psyche associated with the “Terrible Mother” archetype, underscoring how their repression not only severs the connection between humanity and nature but also reinforces patriarchal control. Koaxula seeks to reshape notions of power and identity through the creation of performative and audiovisual mythology, nurturing renewed awareness in collaboration with diverse artists at specific locations.

DESLENGUADAS

Deslenguadas encompasses a series of live electroacoustic performances, featuring sound activation with whips, dancers and a vocalist.

The project is rooted in a mythological narrative aimed at decolonizing feminine archetypes. The performance encapsulates the voracious, alluring and poisonous aspects within 'The Terrible Mother” archetype. Drawing inspiration from serpent-associated deities like the Mexica’s Coatlicue and Tlazolteotl, and the Embera’s JEFÃ, Koaxula intricately reinterprets these narratives through a dynamic blend of performative and sound exploration.

During the performance, whips are utilised as sonic instruments, symbolizing the power of the serpent deities while challenging their historical association with oppressive systems. The supersonic effect or sonic boom of the whip evokes a futuristic quality, metaphorically allowing for transcendence beyond time, reshaping and distancing the deities from their historical connotations, and imbuing them with new meaning.

MUTEK MX

CCD

SILENT GREEN

CREDITS

  • Creative direction, sound design and composition: NATALIA ESCOBAR & DANIELA HUERTA | Movement director: PAOLA LOOP |Dancers: CAROLINA VELEZ, VALERIA MONFORTE, ALETA LOOP, XIOMI P ORNO, AIME IRASEMA, ANGIE ALBARRAM |Vocal Direction: ILHEM |Light Design: LUCIANA RISO | Costumes: DSTM, KUBORAUM.

    Special thanks to Fausto Huerta, Etienne Truchot, Camilo Galvis, David, Damian Romero, Andres Montes, Conie, Maurice.

    With the kind support of Mutek MX.

  • Creative direction, sound design and composition: NATALIA ESCOBAR & DANIELA HUERTA | Movement director: Marie Zechiel | Dancers: MAIA JOSEPH, MAYILA KHODADIN, STEPHANIE LLOVA | Vocal direction: ILHEM | Video: SYNTHTATI  | Guardiana: LETISYA TAPAN |  Light Design: LUCIANA RISO | Costumes: DSTM, KUBORAUM

    Special thanks to Konrad Black, Sergio Eusebi, Lukas Balmer, Cristina Monras, Eli, Kieran Behan, Udo Siegfriedt.

    With the kind support of Initiative Neue Musik Berlin e.V., silent green.

  • SOUND IN THE GRADEN

    Artists: LYRA PRAMUK, YU LINN, KOAXULA | Curation: NATALIA ESCOBAR, DANIELA HUERTA, GREGOR QUACK | sound and technical production: ASHLEY SYSTEMS | Lights: LOW RES | Styling: LETISYA TAPAN | Make up: FERIDE USLU | photo: HENRI LAKIS

    Special thanks to guest appearances at the Neu Nationalgalerie: Jules Reidy, Eli Berman, Nadia D Marcus, Lesley Moon, Juliana Huxtable.

    With the kind support of Neu Nationalgalerie, PACE Gallery, Volkswagen Group, Partner der Nationalgalerie, FREUNDE DER NATIONALGALERIE e.V.. BRLO

  • Creative direction, sound design and composition: NATALIA ESCOBAR & DANIELA HUERTA | Movement director: PAOLA LOOP | Dancers: CAROLINA VELEZ, VALERIA PEREZ, VALERIA MONFORTE, XIA TAFOYA, SAM ESPINOSA, AND ISABEL DEHEZA | Vocal direction: ILHEM | Light Design: LUCIANA RISO | Costumes: DSTM, KUBORAUM, INSIDE MAZ | Curation: SALLY MONTES, ROGELIO SOSA | Production: MARIANA DAVID

    Special thanks to Magda, Troy Pierce, Cornelia Pierce, Konrad Black, Sergio Eusebi, Fausto Huerta, Letisya Tapan, and Jen Gilpin.

    With the kind support of the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion, Goethe Institut, and Radio Nopal.