In 1889, international sensation Nellie Bly captivated the world by successfully circumnavigating the globe in less than 80 days, a record previously held by Jules Verne’s fictional character Phileas Fogg. The young reporter’s remarkable achievement—Bly made it in just over 72 days—was immortalized by Colombian artist Jessica Mitrani in a multimedia play.The performance stars actress Rossy de Palma.Mitrani’s main inspiration was the reporter’s practical, compact luggage—Bly broke female stereotypes by packing light, but she was still sure to carry her trusty cold cream. Mitrani was fascinated by the idea of trying “to reduce one’s vast femininity into the smallest possible compact.” In connection with the performance, she’s created a series of sculptures of Bly’s traveling case, carefully stocked with essentials such as sunglasses, a teacup, and something Mitrani calls the “perfect pill.” The performance presents a commercial video for this handy traveling kit, because “if Nellie Bly existed today, she would be a brand.” TL premiered at crossing the line festival in 2014 commercial animated by @brainclosed @georgiastudio coldcream voice @ncolumbus perfect pill composed by always remembered with love #michaelfriedman starring @rossydpalma can’t wait for our next adventure 👁‍🗨 text excerpt of #artnews article by#saracascone