Silent - Tactile Conversation Installation
Chosen answer to questions about the first value- safety displayed here. The public continues co-creating with these answers via installation by attaching elements I provide. As I intended, the exchange happened. People were taking in the answers that were given by others, now shared in this particular context. Then, they continue with giving their answers and opinions for others to take in. My role is to share these in as many ways as possible. The cycle becomes embedded in story creation through this tactile conversation. Getting to know what you think and others think, getting deep within to introspect and checking with yourself where you are at the moment. Through opening up and being exposed to a diversity of opinions, it becomes clear that we tell stories, which contribute if not result in how we shape and move in the world.
The Safety.Sanctuary.
04 - 28.01.2018
One to one spoken word performance
I was in a gallery space for a month. This was my first attempt and chance to do my version of endurance performance. I was here, present during opening hours giving one to one spoken word performances. That was a new experience for me too.
sharing the poem as a form of gift and keeping eye contact were paramount to present a possible interaction, which can be intimate even at times of discomfort.
Nature in photography, poetry and on and in cups.
Even though I support the idea of minimising material possessions, I also recognise the power and value of second hand and antique.
I met Doreen who loves old, she does not see things as objects. After all, they belonged to someone and they tell a story through what they are and who used it and can continue using it. We talked about nature and ritual, and a connection between a heart-brain and the gut. I had a flowering ball tea available at my event. A combination of Lychee, jasmine, flower of calendula and green tea to invite harmony and tranquility. I found matching cups. In this way we weaved stories together. Drawing attention to what we drink, how we do it and with whom. To cherish such intimate moments of communion.
In Chinese, lychee (荔枝, lizhi) means ‘gift for a joyful life’.
This photo makes me smile for two reasons.
1. I am with two other talented ladies who are artists and I was also fortunate to experience their work in Cork. Don’t be a fool and check out their work at once!
2. The title of my project was changed by ‘mistake’ from ‘Language of Life:Language of Humanity’ to ‘Language of Life: Language of Community’. How interesting…