Performance to the Absent Audience, 2026
1’18”
featuring
5 plastic combs in pink, blue, green, purple and yellow, manufactured by Geetanjali Polymers (India), bought from a vendor on Ravivari market in Ahmedabad.
Marie Julia Bollansée, concept, performance, bodypaint, camera, editing, text, photograph
Besides tiffins and aluminium pots, sarees, blue jeans, books and animals, many cheap plastic things are for sale on the Sunday Ravivari Market in Ahmedabad. Under and on blue, green and yellow tarpaulins vendors present their merchandise. A rainbow of 5000 colours!
“There are so many companies in the world that are making this type of polymers. And so many applications are also there. Of polymers we can make so many applications, the tarpaulin is one type of application.” Mr. Rahulkumar Sheth, CEO of Shree Ambica Geotex
“Whatever colour you require, we can develop that colour.” Mr. Nalinikanta Nayak, manager sales & marketing of Deep Masterbatches
“Tarpaulin blue People” the colour of India
Artist research project, January 2025 - March 2026
Boathouse India, artist residency, supported by the Flemish Governement

