with the body as my dominant medium
I like to investigate
the undercurrents of the human being
Armand van den Hamer
I am a researcher at heart,
and I understand the world through the textures of my body
bodies do not lie our drama and emotions, our unconscious pains, our passions our love, our essential states, all reflect in our physical body
my body became my most important teacher
when trying to overcome injury in the first year of dance academy it sent me off on a journey of life long research in integrating the physical realm with the psychological, philosophical and consequently the essential realms
for me the art of dance is a vehicle that can give expression to the many facets of the human situation
health off course, is a logical consequence of moving the body with care and awareness
but most importantly for me, dance gives me a way to explore the self and its relation to its environment