How to How to Exercise Self-Control is a performative video piece centred around the Irritation Channelling Rings, created for the Tactilite exhibition at Hobusepea Gallery in 2021.
These jewellery pieces invite a pseudomagical interaction, crafting a ritual where the rings serve as tools to soothe emotion of irritation. Their nature is portrayed through movement, bodily interactions, and adaptability, with the visual blur enhancing their transformative materiality.
Employing Haptic Visuality, this multisensory approach weaves together emotional resonance and speculative ritual, reimagining connection within a pseudomagical framework.
Idea and performance: Darja Popolitova
Video effects: Jakob Tulve
Sound: Andres Nõlvak
© Darja Popolitova