"Presence in Absence" - Lisette RosLisette Ros

Performative research series: Piece one, Piece two, Piece three

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“Presence in Absence” is a new series by artist Lisette Ros that she started in Mexico-City in 2023, deriving from The Absence of Metamorphosis. She focuses on the perceptible act of presence in absence by examining ‘The Absent Body’.

Ros now defines this as: work which explicitly uses the body’s absence as a way of making the body more visible. It is the experience of perceiving or connecting with the essence, energy, or impact of someone or something, whether human or animal, despite their absence in the physical realm.

Each performance serves as a rhythmic journey, embracing diverse perspectives in real-time, which are translated into the exhibition space in the form of residue artifacts, installation objects and temporary traces of Ros’ physicality. Insights, progress, and audience reactions become integral to the ongoing deepening of the research into presence in absence, fostering development and evolution. This process necessitates deliberate delay.

exhibition by lisette ros, conceptual and performance artist, at art et amicitiae in amsterdam, with transformative installations — Installation view first week of the exhibition with elements of *“Presence in Absence” Piece one, piece two and piece three*

Piece one: Live foot-performance intervention, installation with video snippet of foot performance at Galeria Lu, CDMX, Mexico
Duration live-performance: 3 hours
Duration video snippet: 00:03:19

Piece two: Live-performance, installation with plexiglass cabin covered with hand-developed white material, scrape residue and prototype, silicone navel of Lisette Ros in collaboration with Sturla Magnussón, painted shape on floor at Arti et Amicitiae, The Netherlands
Duration live-performance: 3 hours
2024

PERFORMANCE PIECE TWO
“Presence in Absence” Piece two is the second live performance experiment open to public as part of this research and conceptual exploration. Ros places herself in a precisely measured space that only allows very minimal, specific bodily movements and certain postures in which the artist can position herself in order to slowly and carefully create an increasingly visible presence.

Lisette Ros live performance snippet from inside the cabin, while scratching with her nails — *“Presence in Absence” Piece two,* snippet taken during live performance from inside the cabin

performance artist lisette ros with Presence in Absence piece two new series examining the Absent Body at Arti Amsterdam marina abramovic — *“Presence in Absence” Piece two,* snippet taken during live performance from outside the cabin

installation view of "Presence in Absence' piece two by performance artist Lisette Ros at Arti Amsterdam, Frederique Jonker exhibition — *“Presence in Absence” Piece two,* installation view with residue artifacts after live performance

conceptueel kunstenaar Lisette Ros met haar transformatieve expositie bij Arti in Amsterdam, "Presence in Absence" piece one, piece two, piece three — Installation view third week of the exhibition with transformed elements of *“Presence in Absence” Piece one, piece two and piece three*

Piece three: Live-performance, installation with six sleeping pills, stuffed white pillow attached to wall, velcro spots on floor, painted shape on floor at Arti et Amicitiae, AMS, The Netherlands Duration live-performance: 3 hours
2024

PERFORMANCE PIECE THREE
In the forthcoming live performance “Presence in Absence” Piece three, Ros grapples with her own presence, manipulating control and consciousness by taking-in a natural hypnotic. This has been part of her nightly ritual since 2014, as she suffers from DSPS (Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome).
Below: Black and white analogues by Studio Sati.

Live performance by artist Lisette Ros of "Presence in Absence" piece three at Arti, long durational performance art — *“Presence in Absence” Piece three,* analogues taken during live durational performance

performance artist lisette ros during "presence in absence" piece three live performance at arti amsterdam, analogue by Studio Sati

Live performance by artist Lisette Ros of "Presence in Absence" piece three at Arti, long durational performance art melati suryodarmo — *“Presence in Absence” Piece three,* analogues taken during live durational performance

Live performance by artist Lisette Ros of "Presence in Absence" piece three at Arti, long durational performance art hypnotic pills — *“Presence in Absence” Piece three,* analogues taken during live durational performance

Live performance by artist Lisette Ros of "Presence in Absence" piece three at Arti, long durational performance art marina abramovic — *“Presence in Absence” Piece three,* analogues taken during live durational performance

Live performance by artist Lisette Ros of "Presence in Absence" piece three at Arti, long durational performance art tehching Hsieh — *“Presence in Absence” Piece three,* analogues taken during live durational performance