Artists Marija Baranauskaitė Liberman, Mark Liberman and Filip Jacobson are creators of the very first film for non-human public. The audience of the film is polystyrene. The goal of the film is to explore possibilities and its effects of creating art for the unconscious and even nonliving public.

The film is not made for humans. It is not made to be liked, understood, criticized. It is not provoking or solving anything. But it slightly changes the history of the polystyrene that is being brought to the screenings. This slightly changed history of polystyrene might not be important to humans, but this non-importance might create some feelings or provoke some thoughts in the human minds. That is why this film is human-friendly and people are allowed to sneak into the screenings. Allowing humans to enter the screenings also makes it possible for the film to tour art events which in turn supports the possibility for polystyrene to be(come) part of this happening.

As an NFT owner, you will receive an excerpt of the film. This shortcut is the most relatable to humans as it speaks of the similarity of polystyrene and a not-yet-born human baby and to the baby’s mother. The role is played by Marija Baranauskaitė Liberman with her first-born inside of her.

The creative source is found in relationships. These connections are not only between humans, humans and objects, but also between things themselves. We, as humans, cannot experience or understand what is truly going on between a thing and a thing, for instance, between polystyrene and the sound and light waves of the film. But our minds can experiment with and playfully imagine what happens when films, performances and other kinds of art are made for things and only for them.

This performance is inspired by Andrea Salustri's MATERIA and is co-produced by The Sphere with support from Creative Europe.

ABOUT THE ARTIST Marija Baranauskaitė is the first Lithuanian who has completed clown theatre studies at the international clown school of Philippe Gaulier in France. Prior to that, she completed her studies in contemporary dance at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Since 2013, she has worked as a professional performer and artist who also hosts creative workshops. She is an actor of organization Red Noses Clowndoctors, also the organization’s artistic director (2018-2020). Marija’s practice is oriented towards the non-human element in contemporary circus. Her first solo performance was created for sofas. With her partner Mark Liberman she created a performance where ducks were performing for humans.

CREDITS Creators and Performers of the Film Script: Marija Baranauskaitė Liberman and Markas Liberman Director of Photography and Editing: Filip Jacobson Music Composition: Markas Liberman Spectators: Polystyrene Supported by The Sphere, La Maison des Jonglages, Arts Printing House, Saloranta & de Vylder, and Creative Europe

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Medium: Video performance for non-human audience Materials: Polystyrene pieces, seats, video projection Length: 20” Year: 2024 Presented at: Flic, Turin (12-14/01/2024)