Half/time
“Moving between the gaze of the insider and the outsider, eight people attempt to find a common language.” – 2019/06
Collaborators:
Yu-Han Lu (Hana)/ Itxaso Markiegi Oiza / Imogen Sutherland /
Faizal Abdullah/ Casey Shortt/ Celine Kutevu/ Natusha Croes/
Yu-Han Lu (Hana)/ Itxaso Markiegi Oiza / Imogen Sutherland /
Faizal Abdullah/ Casey Shortt/ Celine Kutevu/ Natusha Croes/
Four floodlights illuminated the centre of the college green. The audience was seated facing the centre, with chairs arranged in twos or threes in a row. The cameras were expecting something, yet nothing happened in the first few minutes. When eventually some performers were spotted on the field, they looked no different from the passersby and the picnicking groups on the green. They duplicated, flocked, dispersed, reappeared, and flocked again, fading in and out of the landscape with no intention to draw near the centre. The non-linear plot continued, the soundtrack suggesting random dialogues, songs, texts, and football commentary; the only rule of the game was to leave the green at the blow of a whistle. Eventually, as the last minute arrived, all the performers suddenly gathered at the centre. With upbeat music, they took off their clothes, blinding the audience with their bright orange sportswear. They then dispersed again, with their orange tops distinguishing them from the people around the college green. However, they appeared no different from anyone else on the green with their behaviours.
photo credit Patrick Furness
photo credit Patrick Furness
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