Occupied Dub Frequencies vs. the Eviction Machine at the Panama Pavilion - Venice Biennale 2026 “Through movement, sound and weaving, the performance activates the central themes of Tropical Hyperstition: Memory, Territory, Displacement and resistance. the performers repeatedly build and dismantle a home, transforming movement into a living archive of memory”.
Occupied Dub Frequencies vs. the Eviction Machine (also known as The Eviction Engine) is a powerful multimedia performance, dance, and physical theatre ritual created by visual artists and choreographers Antonio José Guzman and Iva Jankovic (Mensajeros del Sol).
The Living Archive: The performance explores themes of memory, territory, displacement, and resistance.
The Ritual: Through movement, rhythmic sound, and weaving, the performers repeatedly construct and dismantle a physical home, turninghuman movement into a living archive of displacement.
The Engine: The "Eviction Machine" serves as a metaphor for gentrification, forced migration, and the systemic erasure of marginalized communities by the United States during the Panama Canal construction, while the "Dub Frequencies" represent cultural resilience and the reclaiming of territory through art and sound.
Presentation and Showcases: This piece was heavily featured during the vernissage of the Panama Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, where it blended dance, live percussion, and conceptual costumes into an immersive installation. The ongoing series also heavily features live dub poetry and electronic beat-driven compositions tied to Guzman's and Jankovic’s Electric Dub Station Project.
Occupied Dub Frequencies vs. the Eviction Machine - Panama Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2026. Occupied Dub Frequencies vs. the Eviction Machine (also known as The Eviction Engine) is a powerful multimedia performance, dance, and physical theatre ritual created by visual artists and choreographers Antonio José Guzman and Iva Jankovic (Messengers of the Sun).
The Living Archive: The performance explores themes of memory, territory, displacement, and resistance.
The Ritual: Through movement, rhythmic sound, and weaving, the performers repeatedly construct and dismantle a physical home, turninghuman movement into a living archive of displacement.
The Engine: The "Eviction Machine" serves as a metaphor for gentrification, forced migration, and the systemic erasure of marginalized communities by the United States during the Panama Canal construction, while the "Dub Frequencies" represent cultural resilience and the reclaiming of territory through art and sound.
Presentation and Showcases: This piece was heavily featured during the vernissage of the Panama Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, where it blended dance, live percussion, and conceptual costumes into an immersive installation. The ongoing series also heavily features live dub poetry and electronic beat-driven compositions tied to Guzman's and Jankovic’s Electric Dub Station Project.