Venus Jasper: Weeping Swamp

Multidisciplinary artist, Venus Jasper, weaves together a new live performance stemming from their ongoing research Wetlands Worship; an exploration of swamp sentiments, climate grief, queerness and sacred ecologies. Born from speculative fiction modalities of storytelling and narrative deconstruction, the sonic aspect of the performance includes many samples of water, insects and metal, paired with a noise machine and haunting vocals. This future-facing folklore speaks of a rotting, turbulent sea and a journey to a mythic swamp-island where decay is sacred and rage has its rituals. 

The artist based in Amsterdam, NL has received travel support from the Mondriaan Fund and will develop the piece during a week-long residency at Graner; an experimental movement and dance center in Barcelona where they will also spend time to investigating and queering the legacy of the Aloja and the Encantades—water spirits in Catalan folklore.

Venus Jasper (they/he) is a queer visual artist, singer-performer, educator, writer and curator – currently based in Amsterdam. In their counter-cultural and ritualistic work they envision spirited and sensuous post-capitalisms that spell the decolonization of the Anthropocene, rekindle more-than-human kinship, and forward (neuro)-queer and trans-historic perspectives on ecology, folklore, contemporary culture, spirituality and the self.

A session within the framework of the 2nd edition of the “Following the Sun 2025” cycle, curated by Gabriel Virgilio Luciani.