Yuliya Lanina / Always and Forever

Always and Forever on the Highline” addresses how our bodies carry stories of our past, how our past is always present in our bodies if we choose to open the curtains.

The animation is set on a stage -- under the skirt of the Wise Tigress. She invites us inside of her body to witness the story of her past that haunts her present. The story of trickery, betrayal, oblivion and magic.

Lanina’s performance, set to the background of flames and skeletons, is displayed adjacent to the animation. In it the artist performs one of the animation characters supported by her animatronic sculptures.

Sound design by Nina C. Young.