THINKING BODIES
chiara pitrola
Sweat and Pheromones in the Rave Continuum
This article imagines rather than answering: a meandering reflection upon sweat (and its scent) through an hydrofeminist lens, in the context of raving culture. Ranging from bacterial decomposition and ecstatic practices, chiara pitrola tackles the micro and macro scales of dance as a biotechnology.
About the author
chiara pitrola (she/her) works in the cultural field in contexts such as festivals and artistic residencies, in particular related to art, ecology, queerness and sound. She is also an hydrofeminist practitioner working with rituals to explore ecological questions. As a holobiont, she acknowledges the bodily transits that allow bodies to regenerate as well as intoxicate, inviting through her practice to do the same. She’s concerned with ecology and transfeminisms, especially related to embodied practices, deep listening and DIY community care. She’s also interested in transcorporeal flows, contemporary witchcraft and advocates for oral poetry as a form of spell, protest and imaginative tool.
ABOUT THINKING BODIES
Thinking Bodies was conceptualised as an effort to build an exploratory body of knowledge(s), that draws upon the festival’s theme and weaves together perspectives, writing styles and formats. Drawing from the theme of the FIBER Festival 2024 edition, Outer/Body, we invited aspiring and emerging writers from a multiplicity of backgrounds to share their contributions, ranging from essays to interviews to poetries, resulting in a rich archive of knowledge.