Interactive

Periscope

in , ,

Interactive Installation (2019)

Periscope considers our sense of identity and self-image.  Do we view ourselves through the lens of the media, falling short of superficial unattainable standards, or do we see ourselves from the perspective of our Father in heaven - who made us, formed us and knows us better than we know ourselves?

The first section - displays a video montage of the media’s ideas of beauty and perfection. By standing in front of the screen (and the projector) you obstruct the image, creating a you-shaped shadow - you do not reflect this image of perfection, you are a blemish on this image.

You then continue to the second section - this screen initial looks blank, however when you stand in front of it it reveals a you-shaped image that contains animated references from the bible about how God, your father, views you. Due to your proximity to the screen only you can see and read these revealed messages about yourself. It is by coming close to the father that we can see ourselves through his eyes and understand our own identities.

PAST SHOWINGS

Unveiling Festival 
16th - 17th May 2019
The Engine Room

Wailing Wall

in ,

Interactive Installation (2017)


Commissioned for Unveiling Festival 2017

The title is taken from the Western Wall of the temple in Jerusalem, nicknamed the Wailing Wall due the practice of Jews to visit the site to pray, weep over the temple’s destruction and slip prayer notes into the cracks in the walls.

As Christians we believe the temple where God resides is not a physical building but the body of His people. This installation seeks to be a representation of this. As we enter our prayers into the Wailing Wall, we start to understand the unity of His family and that we are all held together as the new wailing wall crying out: the living stones of His temple.

Interact:

  1. Listen to the prayers through the wall’s weep holes

  2. Kneel down at the cornerstone and record a prayer by placing your hands on either side. This will be added to the library of prayers.

PAST SHOWINGS

Unveiling Festival 
21st - 23rd Jul 2017
Anthology Works Tottenham Hale

Natal (Idea in Gestation)

in ,

Interactive Performance (2016)

An intimate performance exploring the conception, nurturing and development of a creative idea, from inspiration through to fruition, using the visual metaphor of a pregnancy.

Addressing issues and concerns that any creative mind will have encountered when undertaking a project; the initial pride of having the inspiration, decisions on development, potential of collaboration etc.  The performance takes the form of a dramatic monologue delivered directly to the surrounding  audience, inviting, if not forcing, them to partake on this journey and share responsibility with the performer. 

PAST PERFORMANCES

Theatre in the Pound
Monday 20th Nov 2017
The Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth Street, London NW8 8EH

ProperGanda
Friday 4th Nov 2016
The Others, 6 Manor Road, N16 5 London, United Kingdom

Guerrilla Zoo's Modern Panic VII: Panic Sermons 
Sunday 9th Oct 2016
Bethnal Green Working

In Situ

in , ,

One on One Performance (2012)

In this place, in my place, what position will you take?

In relation to the issue of suffering ‘why does it happen?’ can be unhelpful, more important is 'what am I going to do about it?' Exploring the ideas of suffering and empathy, in a safe and secure environment in which all choices are confidential, this is a task based one on one performance in which the audience cannot remain passive. 

‘A tour de force of durational performance art revealing a mature and exciting new talent’
— Gill Foster

PAST SHOWINGS

Tempting Failure Festival
Sat 8th Nov 2014
 The Island, Bristol

Run to Run

in , ,

Interactive Installation (2013)

It is survival of the fittest, in the most literal of senses.

Originally part of the ‘Nothing But Smoke…’ collection of installations, this piece has broken away not only to be a stand alone interactive spectacle but has also inspired a mini series of site-specific explorations, playing with the mechanics of the flipbook and the need for audience participation to make them work/ make the ‘performer’ move. 

This piece was addictive. Each time I tried that little bit harder, and each time I seemed to fail right at the last hurdle. If ever a piece encapsulated the term ‘tempting failure’, it was this.


Editions:

Run to Run: Survival of the fittest (2012)
Run to make the animation progress through life, stop running and he dies - this interactive installation invites the audience to challenge themselves and playfully consider the futility of life. 

Run to Run: Lordship Lane (2016)
Race against the clock to collect the shopping from Lordship Lane - making fun of the 'to do list'. 

Run to Run: Shoreditch Sprint (2017)
Race against the clock to reach the Hoxton Job Centre before it shuts, while completing urgent tasks along the way. 

Run to Run: Guildhall Hurtle (2017)
Make your way around the exhibits in Guildhall Museum and get out before it closes at 5pm. 

PAST SHOWINGS

51zero Festival
Sat 28th - Sun 29th Oct 2017
Guildhall Museum

DIY Cultures Festival,
Interactive Art Commission
Sun 14 May 2017
RichMix

Fantasy High Street - Animating Lordship Lane
Sun 4 Sept 2016
Lordship Lane

Tempting Failure festival  
6-7th Apr 2013
The Island, Bristol,

GATE F – International Performance Experience
17th Jan 2013
 Stoke Newington Airport

Worth of Service

in , ,

One On One Performance (2013)

Worth of Service is an intimate one on one performance treating people to a cleansing encounter. Together the performer and participant discuss times when they’ve done a kind act for someone else, what provoked such an act and how it was received, considering the motivation behind labours that receive no monetary compensation - all taking place while the performer is giving the participant a foot wash. The encounter culminates with the participant’s wet feet being dried with the performer’s hair and the participant being asked to write down a service that they might provide in return for the performance - it can be anything that they think is of equal value, but cannot be money. The suggestion is hypothetical, they are not required to provide the suggested service, but all suggestions are collected on a board which is on display.  

 The act of foot washing is an ancient practice of welcoming honoured guests into the home, with instances of this featuring in the Bible, Homer’s Odyssey and many more. This performance is open to all, welcoming in anyone from the public into that position of honoured guest, in full display of the rest of the surrounding public. 

The piece puts into question what motivates us into acts of service, and makes us think about how we value other people, as well as ourselves, and what they have to offer outside of an economic scale.

Here are some of the audience's answers, when asked hypothetically what they would give in exchange for the performance: