UNARMOURED

For Clara Furey, the body is a locus of knowledge; by simply paying close attention to it, you can reinvent yourself, learn, and heal. Earning international recognition since starting out first as an actor and now as a choreographer, she has demonstrated a gift for minimalist performances and intimate installations. In 2017, she began her first creative cycle with Cosmic Love at the same time as When Even The, which she performed for 90 days next to a sculpture by Marc Quinn as part of the MAC’s Leonard Cohen exhibition. Drawing inspiration from the practice of Zen in particular, she turned the void into the central element of an exploration of tension, immobility, and silence. She pursued this interest in creating Rather a Ditch, an incisive solo piece created specifically for the wonderfl actress Céline Bonnier (FTA, 2019).

A couple of years later, the captivating Dog Rising (FTA, 2021) liberated the energy of bodies, opening up into spirals of pleasure. Unarmoured continues in the same vein while going further in exploring the circulation of energy and polyphonic vibrations. Each of Furey’s works benefits from her ongoing collaboration with her brother, Tomas Furey, who composes the music with her. She is also a Conservatoire de Paris-trained musician and an avid reader well-versed in everything from poetry to feminism to quantum theory whose research processes are demanding and rigorously democratic. Her works are the product of in-depth, honest discussions with artists of all kinds. Since 2021, Furey has overseen the activities of Parbleux, a vital artistic incubator founded by Benoît Lachambre.