'Fragile Panic’ explores the themes of invisibility and resilience.
In this autobiographical work, the performance artist Maria Stamenkovic Herranz reflects on a moment that changed the course of her childhood. In those years, duct tape became a prominent material she used while living alone during the Balkan wars. She, like Vesta Stoudt, wanted to fix that which was broken.
Vesta Stout, was a mother who had two son’s serving in World War II. While working at the Green River Ordnance Plant (Illinois,USA), she noticed that the boxes of ammunition she was packing and inspecting, had a flaw. The paper that served to seal the boxes often tore off, leaving soldiers frantically trying to open the box while under fire. She created a waterproof cloth tape and thus invented the duct tape, a prominent material that could fix anything.
During the course of three days and four hours per day, Maria will use duct tape to create an intrinsic conversation with her body and the objects she chooses to interact with.