KANDINSKY RESEARCH

KANDINSKY RESEARCH

Research-Based Performance Project

Short Introduction

Kandinsky Research is an ongoing artistic research inspired by the theoretical and visual work of Wassily Kandinsky.
The project investigates abstraction as a performative condition, translating principles of color, form and rhythm into bodily, spatial and technological processes.

Rather than referencing Kandinsky’s paintings, the research focuses on his writings — particularly the relationship between inner necessity, movement and perception.

Research Framework

At the core of Kandinsky Research lies an inquiry into how abstraction can be embodied.
The project explores the performer’s body as a responsive system, interacting with light, sound and spatial scores.

Using technological tools such as laser pointers, overhead projectors and live visual systems, the body operates both as an instrument and as a surface. Movement generates visual and sonic feedback, creating a dynamic composition in real time.

The research treats the stage as a diagram rather than a narrative space.

What the Audience Encounters

The audience experiences a continuously shifting environment where actions, colors and sounds emerge from the performers’ interactions with the system.

Perception is fragmented and reassembled through abstraction. Meaning does not precede the experience, but arises from rhythm, intensity and spatial relations.

The work invites spectators to observe how structure is built, disrupted and reconfigured live.

Format

Type: Research-based performance / ongoing project

Cast: Solo or ensemble (adaptable)

Duration: Variable

Stage: Black box, galleries, research & experimental spaces

Language: Non-verbal

Status ✔ Ongoing research
              ✔ Developed for residencies, laboratories and funded research programs

Credits
Concept & Artistic Research: Konstantinos Pavlidis