Future of humanity and existential questions unfolded through the human body in the world of Ezras

This is the second performance of Jung Hunmok’s series ‘Transhumanism and Love for Humanity.’ Using the human body, it unfolds a contemporary discourse on themes such as “transboundary,” “transhuman” and “genderless.”

Produced after <Yaras>, <Ezras> is the second performance of Jung Hunmok’s series ‘Transhumanism and Love for Humanity.’ As implied in the first performance, <Ezras> addtionally deals with a discourse on the future of humanity and the theme of “borderless.” Centered around the “human body,” different issues regarding “transboundary” unfold on stage, in combination with restrained, minimalist XR videos. Along with contmporary sensibility and realistic imagination, the work expresses several themes: “existence of reality and virtual reality,” “human and non-human” and “transhuman and genderless.”

The term “Ezra” derives from a Hebrew word “azar” which means “help” and “protection.” The performance excludes the religious or political perspective of the term in order to focus on its role as a “protector” or a “medium.” Here, Ezra is a fictional character who leads a tribe and his tribe is called “Ezras.” The performance unveils the misinterpreted human body, experimenting with the limits of what is possible. It also breaks prejudice and describes distorted humanity. In this way, it creates a unique world view in the space of <Ezras>whose barriers have been broken down.