Venice International Performance Art Week 2020, Co-Creation Live Factory
Title: “I See Reflections in Your Eyes”
Performer: Yujie Gao
Duration: 5 hours
Time: Jan 17, 2020 (Friday), 4pm – 9pm
Venue: European Cultural Centre | Palazzo Mora & Palazzo Michiel, Venice
The performer was wearing kaleidoscope glasses during the performance, tracing down the audience who walked into the room by eye and head movement. Improvisation reactions (slow movement) were made by the performer based on audience action. One-on-one interactive actions included: long time staring at each other, holding hands (and crying – for only once), pouring and drinking water together (and wine – for only once). But a curious and fast movement mode will be activated by machine in the room, like a camera, then the performer will staring and following the machine until the machine is not in the room anymore. The whole performance also includes sleep mode, play mode, and leave(walkout) mode.
Special thanks to tutor Marilyn Arsem, and the performance invigilator Erica Storer de Araújo
Gao Yujie 