Gymnasia

GYMNASIA is a multi-disciplinary artwork produced by the artist collective OPERA AUTONOMA and directed by Craig Mulholland. Inspired by non-hierarchical alignment between physical exercise and scholarly activity found in the ancient Greek institution of gymnasia, it functions both as a live performance and static multi-media installation.

GYMNASIA endeavoured to act as an autonomous territory or arena for the alliance of sporting and artistic activity, functioning in the model of a peripatetic classroom, laboratory or theatre. Through this lens, the project sought to examine themes of endurance, practise and performance between sporting and artistic disciplines.

Commissioned by Glasgow International. Supported by Outset Scotland and The Glasgow School of Art