Performance artists Ginevra Panzetti & Enrico Ticconi’s absurdly entertaining show Harleking, explores how playing a fool can hide more sinister motivations. The duo take on the persona of the Harleking – a demon with multiple identities moved by an insatiable hunger – whose mode of communication has a specific hypnotic quality to create a fluid, metamorphic system where anything can happen, yet all is blurred. The Harleking projects an air of courtliness and a feeling of profound mistrust. It is reminiscent of the Grotesques, ancient wall decorations, in which monstrous figures emerge and blend in with elegant ornamental volutes.
