Conflict of Space
"We began with a shared interest in home, space, place, non-place, place-making, place destroying, structures, temporary structures permanent structures, extensions, architecture… communication, purpose, work, play, and playful work" Jessica Dorey
This piece began as a research project into the idea of a home. We started making small, temporary structures around the grounds of Tremough, ending inside the main house. What this unconvered, inside the house was a conflict between certain departments of the University, who had conflicting ideas on how the space should be used. At this point we left the idea of home behind and concentrated on the much more urgent matter. The final piece took the from of a site-specific performance lecture in a meeting room in the centre of the house, the one room between the two departments.
Our making of this lecture uncovered this dispute that had been left beneath the surface for many years. The departments called and meeting and by our second showing they had agreed to communicate more closely and found a middle ground as to the use of the space.
For us this was a success, the performance had a direct impact on its context, disturbing the system in such a way that forced a new movement yet it not destroy it or attempt to control it (please see Dissertation on Mischief for a more detailed exploration into the notion of disturbance in and with performance).
Below is the transcribed text from the performance lecture.
This piece began as a research project into the idea of a home. We started making small, temporary structures around the grounds of Tremough, ending inside the main house. What this unconvered, inside the house was a conflict between certain departments of the University, who had conflicting ideas on how the space should be used. At this point we left the idea of home behind and concentrated on the much more urgent matter. The final piece took the from of a site-specific performance lecture in a meeting room in the centre of the house, the one room between the two departments.
Our making of this lecture uncovered this dispute that had been left beneath the surface for many years. The departments called and meeting and by our second showing they had agreed to communicate more closely and found a middle ground as to the use of the space.
For us this was a success, the performance had a direct impact on its context, disturbing the system in such a way that forced a new movement yet it not destroy it or attempt to control it (please see Dissertation on Mischief for a more detailed exploration into the notion of disturbance in and with performance).
Below is the transcribed text from the performance lecture.