Les SUBS - lieu vivant d'expériences artistiques, Lyon
Paper is an ancient material, constantly present in our everyday life: it carries information, stories, laws, our innermost thoughts, and universal truths. "PLI" (English: ply or fold) brings this multi-layered material to life in a fascinating circus piece. Sculptor Domitille Martin and paper artist Alexis Mérat create fantastical landscapes that are torn, crumpled, and knotted into new shapes. In the process, paper becomes a silky second skin, a solid wall, even a sturdy rope for breathtaking aerial artistry. At the center of this rustling paper universe operates the Israeli circus artist Inbal Ben Haim. She enters into a dialogue with the material, questioning the weakness of seemingly delicate paper and testing its strength when she hangs from a papery thread at the height of over six meters.