Together with his companion Simon Wagter, Remie started the Twente Kunst Alliance (TKA) project. Their newest show tells a story of comedy, absurdity, philosophy and mixture of two realities – the artistic and invisible one.
The performance focuses on the Greek myth of Sisyphus. This myth tells a story of a king, who outsmarted the Gods and got punished for it by pushing a giant boulder up the hill for eternity, His endless battle has become his power. ‘What the myth does not take into account is the ideal of the modern gym: much training makes strong. The gym of Sisyphus is eternal,’ says Remie.
The absurdity of life
The student Philosophy of Science, Technology and Society sees a link between the infinite burden of Sisyphus and the way that we often live our own lives. ‘We carry constant heaviness on our shoulders and we encounter a constant resistance for happiness. Similar to our goals as humanity, Sisyphus mocks the gods because of his endless struggle for immortality. We have to try to imagine Sisyphus happy when the boulder rolls over and goes to the bottom of the hill again. His happiness is the absurdity of life and that could bring meaning to our own existence,’ explains Remie. ‘Delving into the boundaries of space and art, I believe we made a play that is absurd and funny.’
