Linh Le

CopenhAustin residency with Warehouse9 and MoHA April 2024 in Austin, Texas.

“Dance on top of a bus in the middle of a parking lot and scream for the survival of bats? Yes, anything can happen at MoHA. This is the place where dreams come true – thanks to a fully funded one-month of freedom to nurture wild ideas and a strong, inclusive and empathetic community to back up, in this case, my desires and longing for societal transformation, respect for bat species and planetary boundaries. I grew wings and made friends. MoHA and Austin Bat Refuge bring people together. Their leaderships are authentic and the genuine care for the community are inspiring and spreading around the world like a batnado.” 

Scream for the survival of bats

In our time of biodiversity crisis where 52 % of bat species in North America are at risk of populations declining severely in the next 15 years, we meet up to celebrate the magical creatures of the night and the diversity of life.

For my performance ritual, I invited people to one by one pick up a stone with the name of a bat written and scream.

Performance, talk and dinner as the final public sharing during my residency.

Thanks everyone for a meditatively wild evening! 🦇

Thank you for your contribution of skills!!!
Wings by @bidibidibummer
Rehearsing screams with @sir.beau.elliot
Becoming Species and Classifieds for Poets poster by @seafilantijeras
Music by @fmvigil which in this version is mixed together by Zac Traeger with sounds from southern yellow bat recorded by @austinbatrefuge

Photos from the performance ritual and artist talk by Erica Nix @workoututwithericanix

Thanks Lee and Dianne for welcoming to the Austin Bat Refuge and for sharing knowledge and skills. I am forever learning, always in the process of becoming bat and ambassador.

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This residency was funded with the support of the Embassy of Denmark Washington D.C., The Consulate General of Denmark in Houston, Scan Design Foundation, the Danish Arts Foundation, the Cultural Arts Department in Austin and The City of Copenhagen.