Habiter

In the piece, the artist proposed a solo at the homes of the inhabitants of a city, using an ingenious means of communication, placing a small classified ad in local papers or posting a sign on the notice boards of certain stores,

“Choreographic artist seeks someone willing to host a dance project in his or her home, gratis. The project will require two hours of availability. For more informa- tion, please call 06 ...”

Then, after an initial phone call Latifa Laâbissi would go to the person’s house, to meet and to choose the space which would be used for the dance. She would change nothing in its furnishings or arrangements, would spend time in the space, take it over and also invite her host to attend – or not – the fulfillment of her proposal.
Latifa Laâbissi was accompanied in this project by Sophie Laly and Jocelyn Cottencin who shot films and photographs which also created material for the project. Screenings and showings were also organised in some of the hosts’ homes, creating an opportunity for the artistic team, the hots and their guests to meet each other.
The project took other forms as well: invitations to other artists or theoreticians (Constantin Petcou and Doina Petrescu – association AAA, Emmanuelle Chérel, Nadia Lauro...), moving the experimental venue for dance into a public space, or video and photographic installations.