Always Becoming# is an erratic research platform that reflects on the concept of the body, combining performative practices, processes of embodiment, urban space mapping, critical cartography, and experimental geography. Conceived as a collaborative operating system, the project moves from one urban context to another, opening infinite questions and possibilities about the contemporary city, the postures and potential of its citizens, and the perception of bodies and spaces in art.
At its core lies the interdependence between science, practice, and production. Starting from the hypothesis that current forms of mobility do not bridge power inequalities but rather intensify them, the nomadic spirit of Always Becoming# aims to confront the paradoxes and contradictions of our historical time. Through a continuous process of questioning and fluidifying identities and norms, the project approaches space and time from multiple perspectives—artistic, political, and social.
The research, took place in Bologna and Hong Kong, unfolds through moments of urban exploration, performance, workshops, rehearsals, outdoor practice sessions, and informal presentations. It culminates in the durational performance Corporeal-Maps, where performers embody gestures and actions collected across the urban landscapes inhabited by the project. Each gesture, form, object, trace, or urban residue is mapped and incorporated through a process of accumulation, dismantling, and recomposition, transforming into performative sequences shaped by choreographic thinking. The entire process relies on EM Tools for Urban Mapping, a continuously evolving system developed by Alessandro Carboni.

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