Robert wears a cloak woven from a soft, flexible fabric.
A cloak of
silk.
No.
Cotton.
No.
Wool-silk.
No.
Velvet.
No.
Velours.
No.
Satin.
No.
Cashmere.
No.
Acrylic.
No, no, no.
Robert wears a cloak of
bark.
Of tree.
A piece of tree, carefully peeled from the Matuba tree.
A piece of skin that will grow back soon.
Robert SSempijja is part of Twaliwo and premieres December 4th at Ballhaus Ost, Berlin. Created with Company Christoph Winkler, the performance features a garment recalling pre-colonial Uganda. Twaliwo runs until December 7th.