Presence: Witness is a one-hour participatory performance about connection, presence and what happens when we allow ourselves to really see one another. I sit with my eyes closed, holding one end of a rope while audience members hold the other, creating a physical connection between us. When I feel them pick up the rope, I open my eyes and begin making eye contact with each person. Presence:Witness is an invitation to experience what it feels like to be seen by another person, to see someone else, and to sit with the beautiful awkwardness, vulnerability and possibility of simply being present together. What happens when we stop trying to connect and just allow ourselves to actually connect and be seen?
Performed:
November 2026, NOCTURNA day 1
November 2026, NOCTURNA day 2
Following each performance of Presence:Witness a new band of coloured thread is wrapped on my rope. This is a repeating performance.
