Sophie Linsmaux et Aurelio Mergola, "Flesh", press conference of the 17 July 2022

In this show, the eponymous flesh is wounded and raw, but also tender and, above all, eternally longing for the other. Flesh explores with singular humour the symbolic transfers that take place in our relationships, whatever their nature. It questions the simple gestures we use on a daily basis, and in particular the embrace. To that end, artists Sophie Lismaux and Aurelio Mergola immerse us into four short stories, four modern fables that are nothing less than our everyday tragedies, stuck between our needs for affection and recognition. Their non-verbal theatre with its dark burlesque influences, the trademark of the Sill Life company, leads us to this moment of shift from hyper-realism to unbridled oneirism. Thanks to their unmatched mastery of even the tiniest gestures, they can make us lose all sense of proportion—to our great delight. This Flesh you can enjoy with no restrictions…