What would it be like if, just like a computer, you could switch off your body every now and then? What does it feel like to be dependent on a machine or on others?

van Laere explores such enquiries, realising extreme states of his body situated within a space, including using non-presence. 

At CTM 2020, Karel van Laere will perform his work "The Non-Present Performer," in which he surrenders his body to a hypnotist and three dancers. His body is then manipulated to perform before the audience.