Possible and barely possible moves

Helene Berg

About this exposition

“No one knows what the experiment is worth, but I imagine it’s better than sitting on your own hands.” Possible and barely possible moves is inspired by the kung-fu film Drunken Master, where simulated intoxication is used as a way to confuse the opponent.  In the project, I used sketches of the movements in the film as a starting point for physical improvisations and looped GIF animations. Imbalance and loss of control have been used as a consistent method – both to generate material and as a way to surprise myself.  Failing at something you've set out to do can sometimes generate new ideas.

”Ingen vet vad experimentet är värt, men det är väl bättre än att sitta på sina egna händer inbillar jag mig”. Möjliga och knappt möjliga rörelser är inspirerat av kung fu-filmen Drunken Master där simulerad berusning används som ett sätt att förvilla motståndaren. I projektet har jag använt skisser av rörelserna i filmen som utgångspunkt för fysiska improvisationer och loopade GIF-animationer. Obalans och förlorad kontroll har använts som genomgående metod, både för att ta fram materialet och som ett sätt att överraska mig själv. Att misslyckas med något man förutsatt sig kan ibland alstra nya idéer.

type	research exposition
keywords	imbalance, Drunken Master, unpredictability, embodied cognition, failure as method, experiment, GIF animations, rotoscopy, augmented reality, View-Master
date	02/12/2024
published	21/10/2025
last modified	21/10/2025
status	published
copyright	Helene Berg
license	CC BY-NC-ND
language	Swedish
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/3246207/3749249
doi	https://doi.org/10.22501/vis.3246207
published in	VIS - Nordic Journal for Artistic Research
portal issue	14. VIS Issue 14

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