Metacognitive Tool combines a wearable sculpture installation, research, solo-performance and video. It is an exploration on reclaiming agency, experience of disembodiment and the anthropocentric paradox of humanity's position within nature, and outside of it.  A variety of components form the performance score: sound, embodied research, and wearable sculpture. The score is inspired by the artists research on physical and mental development of human being. Starting at the state of being sea-creature (Pikaia) 500 million years ago, towards taking the physical form of the homo sapiens around 300.000 years ago, and arriving at the present anthropocentric state of being 'homo sapiens sapiens', where psycho-cultural transformations have led to a partial alienation of the mind over the body, and anthropocentric neglection of the planets female energy ‘Gaia’ (after philosopher Isabelle Stenger's definition).

For the installation an audio work & video are looped (https://vimeo.com/193517766), a wearable sculpture is installed site-specifically. In the performance ( incl. soundtrack) the sculptures are activated by a dancer. At Bienalsur I wish to work with a local performer. An example of a performance in Berlin (2019): https://vimeo.com/342749490

Performance trailer: https://vimeo.com/356733465

Link to sound track: https://soundcloud.com/mo710y/metacognitive-tool

Link to entire project: https://monikadorniak.com/METACOGNITIVE-TOOL