HIKOHKI GUMO Jap. Vapour trail A 20 minute-long circus invention of an ancient tradition 12 hazel rods – 1 length of string – a duration of 20 minutes Vapour trail. One dozen peeled hazel-rods painted white and tied together with a piece of red string. One rod singled out from the bundle of 12 invites to a dance, revolves, tilts, refuses and, swishing, cuts up space. Now: All rods braced together by the string and carefully placed crosswise. All by themselves, they stand and swing, almost weightless. Their precarious balance tolerates much imbalance: One rod after another is separated from the fans crossing each other and is stacked away, pushed through the blue garment. In the end, no space is left inside the clothes; the body starts to disappear. A new structure continues propping them up, reminiscent of flowing and fleeting movements.