Extend Performance
March 15th 2013 Duration 1 hour
During OCAD Universities Graduate Program Open House
plastic bags, wood jewels, tree branches, plastic tree decorations, underwatermelon, wood glue, rope, LED lights
For this interactive performance I used my breath to blow up several plastic bags that were first thrown around the space. After the audience arrived I asked if they would blow up some of the bags through first stating "I need your help" and then signalling them to inflate the bags. I placed 20 LED lights in a portion of the bags that were later tied to a rope to form a cloud light structure. I then asked for an audience member to tape tree branches to my legs, then assist me in standing, after standing for a minutes I asked to sit down again with help from the audience. I then used my tree branches as extensions of my body to rake closer the wood jewels which were before out of bodily reach. The audience again helped by kicking the jewels closer to me. I laid down and signalled to the audience to glue the wood jewels to my face using wood glue. I then asked the audience to tape a near by underwatermelon to my stomach which the audience helped cut. Pieces of the underwatermelon were given to the audience to eat. Later I dug for seeds finding only three in the unfortunately seedless underwatermelon. The seeds where planted with dirt in a terra cotta pot and given to three audience members, I then planted three wood jewels in the remaining terra cotta pots which were also given away. I then said I was sleepy and had an audience member lay a blanket over me signalling the end of the performance.
Using the natural materials of wood, tree, watermelon, and air I was trying to extend my body past its limitations and make visible the relationship between myself and my cohort which is based in reciprocity and community.
Photos By Faraz Anoushah Pour
Photos By Faraz Anoushah Pour
March 15th 2013 Duration 1 hour
During OCAD Universities Graduate Program Open House
plastic bags, wood jewels, tree branches, plastic tree decorations, underwatermelon, wood glue, rope, LED lights
For this interactive performance I used my breath to blow up several plastic bags that were first thrown around the space. After the audience arrived I asked if they would blow up some of the bags through first stating "I need your help" and then signalling them to inflate the bags. I placed 20 LED lights in a portion of the bags that were later tied to a rope to form a cloud light structure. I then asked for an audience member to tape tree branches to my legs, then assist me in standing, after standing for a minutes I asked to sit down again with help from the audience. I then used my tree branches as extensions of my body to rake closer the wood jewels which were before out of bodily reach. The audience again helped by kicking the jewels closer to me. I laid down and signalled to the audience to glue the wood jewels to my face using wood glue. I then asked the audience to tape a near by underwatermelon to my stomach which the audience helped cut. Pieces of the underwatermelon were given to the audience to eat. Later I dug for seeds finding only three in the unfortunately seedless underwatermelon. The seeds where planted with dirt in a terra cotta pot and given to three audience members, I then planted three wood jewels in the remaining terra cotta pots which were also given away. I then said I was sleepy and had an audience member lay a blanket over me signalling the end of the performance.
Using the natural materials of wood, tree, watermelon, and air I was trying to extend my body past its limitations and make visible the relationship between myself and my cohort which is based in reciprocity and community.
Photos By Faraz Anoushah Pour
