Tuesday, 24 September 2019 23:24

Paracinema - Unfolding

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Eight people are kneeling on the floor in a circle, their backs bent over, their heads touching the floor.

They are sitting back on their legs, low down to the ground.

There is no space between them, huddled over, very compact, tight.

They look like one thing, asleep on the floor.

Suddenly there is movement - their heads are lifting, their arms are raised up, their backs are upright, their arms are pointing towards the ceiling.

They bend forwards again, crushed in together.

Another movement upwards and outwards, stronger this time. It is growing.

Again they bend forwards, pressed down tight.

Upwards and outwards again, becoming wider and larger.

Each time they are taking up more and more space, then contracting again.

Now they are expanding fully, filling the room with their bodies, stretched backwards on the floor,

You can't believe how big they have become.

The room has grown smaller.

 

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