Petra Biehle And Horse Portable ◎ «ESSENTIAL»

Biehle’s performance begins in the mundane: she carries a hollowed wooden frame, adorned with horsehair, silk, and metallic thread, across remote landscapes. The structure, no larger than a suitcase, unfolds into a skeletal silhouette of a horse, its form shifting in the wind. She describes it as “a partner in exile,” a metaphor for the parts of ourselves we leave behind as we migrate—geographically, emotionally, or culturally. The horse, a symbol of untamed freedom for centuries, becomes fragile and transient in her hands.