The Historical Distance is documentaries from site-specific performances* that took place in front of Branicki Palace, used to known as Versailles of Poland. The other site is the iconic theater of Berlin, Volksbuhne. 

For a young person who comes from far and different cultures,  standing in front of these historical and culturally significant buildings inspired me to do this performance. I used aluminum foil and try to roll down a carpet towards the building, create a thin narrow path through the landscape.

I consider this performance a practice of meditation, gradually and slowly step forward while facing my own reflection. Moreover, it is a personal way to perceive history. I want to use my biological body to count the steps, measure the distance between myself and the space, a human being and a symbolic construction, East and West, past and present…

(*) Live performances in Asia Live! Vietnam Performance 2018, curated and organized by Tran Luong and Waldemar Waldemar Tatarczuk.