Brazilian artist Paula Garcia performed 'Crash Body' at Hobart's Dark Mofo festival, a staged car collision. The performance, which Garcia trained for years, culminated in a violent crash, leaving her with bruising. The article also contrasts this staged event with the author's real-life car accident three months prior, where they hit a 16-year-old cyclist who sustained fractured vertebrae.
At Dark Mofo, I joined thousands to watch an artist stage a car crash – months after I was in one
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TL;DR: Key points with love ❤️Brazilian artist Paula Garcia performed 'Crash Body' at Hobart's Dark Mofo festival, a staged car collision. The performance, which Garcia trained for years, culminated in a violent crash, leaving her with bruising. The article also contrasts this staged event with the author's real-life car accident three months prior, where they hit a 16-year-old cyclist who sustained fractured vertebrae.
Trending- 1 2020: Garcia's 'RAW' (first staging of Crash Body) live-streamed from São Paulo.
- 2 March (3 months prior to Saturday): Author's car accident in Brunswick.
- 3 Saturday (this past Saturday): Garcia performed 'Crash Body' at Dark Mofo in Hobart.
- 4 Two weeks prior to article: Cyclist's new bike arrived, physio thinks he'll play tennis soon.
- Garcia sustained significant bruising to her shoulders.
- The cyclist sustained fractured two vertebrae and displaced another.
- The performance left the audience pondering life's precarity and the miracle of experience.
What: Brazilian artist Paula Garcia staged a performance art piece called 'Crash Body' involving a deliberate head-on car collision with two Audi TTs. The author also recounts a real-life car accident where they hit a cyclist.
When: Saturday (three months after March accident); first staging of RAW in 2020; two weeks prior to article (cyclist's new bike arrived).
Where: Royal Hobart Regatta Grounds, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (for the performance); Brunswick, Australia (for the author's accident); São Paulo, Brazil (for RAW's first staging).
Why: Garcia's performance aims to test bodily fragility, strength, and resilience, and to explore life's precarity and the impact of sudden calamities. The author attended to process their own recent car accident.
How: Garcia, a performance artist, trained for years in stunt driving. She piloted an Audi TT into another Audi TT, driven by a stunt driver, at the Dark Mofo festival. The performance was a 20-minute 'ballet' culminating in a collision.