To have an insightful and productive discourse with someone, one must nurture the ability to grasp the other person’s perspective. It requires us to negotiate our positions; and readily shift to comprehend or simulate another viewpoint.
This humorous performance interview is a symbolic recreation of the many reflexive discussions I held with the resident artists. During those conversations where I embodied their identity and vice versa, we exchanged perceptions, contested ideas, and enlightened ourselves and the other. Such processes inevitably enabled us to reorient ourselves and be in other’s shoes – either mindfully or unknowingly – to view abstract polemics from each other’s stance.
The dramatized discussion is also an extrapolation of my current art practice. It expands on my particular interest in probing whether (and how much of) human behavior, interaction, and intimacy is a conditioned performance or contrarily demonstrates our true nature.
This humorous performance interview is a symbolic recreation of the many reflexive discussions I held with the resident artists. During those conversations where I embodied their identity and vice versa, we exchanged perceptions, contested ideas, and enlightened ourselves and the other. Such processes inevitably enabled us to reorient ourselves and be in other’s shoes – either mindfully or unknowingly – to view abstract polemics from each other’s stance.
The dramatized discussion is also an extrapolation of my current art practice. It expands on my particular interest in probing whether (and how much of) human behavior, interaction, and intimacy is a conditioned performance or contrarily demonstrates our true nature.