5 Shields
Installation and performance created by Allison Watters.
10.18.18
Safety
Pleasure
Chaos
Labour
Pristine
Trapped by inhibition,
an illusion of safety,
because I know myself here,
out there I could be a different person,
I could create new experiences.
I could be new.
Could this mask help me?
Would it motivate me?
What happens when we follow patterns?
What is the difference between doing this intentionally or subconsciously?
What patterns do we inherit?
What patterns do we create through repetitive behaviour?
“...The division of labour offers us the first example of the fact that, as long as man remains in naturally evolved society, that is, as long as a cleavage exists between the particular and the common interest, as long, therefore, as activity is not voluntary, but naturally, divided, man’s own deed becomes an alien power opposed to him, which enslaves him instead of being controlled by him
(Marx and Engels, The German Ideology).”
Performed by:
Adrian Long
Allison Watters
Angela Smailes
Aron Buky-Tompa
Mathew Charles
Renee Therrien
