Original upload date: Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021 05:39:07 GMT
German artist Elvira Wersche is known for her polychrome, Islamic inspired, floor paintings made from sand and earth collected from over 600 locations around the globe, including holy sites, places of
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pilgrimage, mountains with temples, sacred caves. Shortly after the work is completed, Wersche invites dancers to erase the carefully constructed pattern in a dazzling final performance.
This performance took place at the Museum of Arts and Design on May 5, 2012, as part of our "Swept Away" exhibition, running through August 12, 2012. Performed by Matthew Flatley and Robert J. Vail of The Youth Movement Collection (YoMoCo).
