The First Law of B.K.

Performance for four projectors, a bicycle and a performer. The First Law of B.K. (Barbara Kukovec) is derived directly from the first law of thermodynamics: “Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only transformed from one state to another.” For the purpose of the performance, Barbara reduces her existence to that of a thermodynamic system where she transforms food energy (calories/joules) into luminous energy – the perceived energy of light (lumens). By pedalling the bicycle, Barbara propels the dynamo, which generates electricity for the lighting of the stage, as well as the brightness of the projections with the brightness sensor attached to the shaft of the pedal. Titles of videos: Sandwich Bites, Chicken Canon, Five Courses, Vegetables Beat, Coffee, Beer & Wine, Noodles Ballet, Apple Wants to be an Orange, English Breakfast, Hot Hot Hot.