Chocolate Hoop is a literal amalgamation of sculpture and contemporary circus art. It reveals the presumptions one might have about the medium and the body. The viewer will have to wait forever to see the trick and it turns out the equipment is useless, too. Chocolate Hoop is a simple, slightly disgusting and humorous video piece.

“The performer licked the hands of the sculptor. The chocolate melts on the skin with every twirl of the hoop, every twirl of the hoop, every twirl of the hoop, every twirl of the hoop. The sculptor sculpted a hoop out of chocolate, the chocolate-y equipment begins to melt begins to melt begins to melt begins to melt with the movement of the performer. The hot air smells delicious, the chocolate imprints its’ shape on the body as it melts as it melts as it melts on the skin on the skin on the skin of the performer. The sculptor sculpts, equipments come and go, the hoop spins and spins.”

Crew:
Sculpture and video: Sofi Häkkinen
Performer: Miradonna Sirkka
Production: Inna Huttunen

Premiere:
2017, Cirko Festival, Helsinki (live demo performance of the performance in the video work)
2023, Ikkunagalleria / Recover Laboratory’s Space, Helsinki (video work)