Today we had a group meeting to discuss the finalisation of each station, what they were going to be and who would be on what station. I think commitment is going to be the key to success. Each station will last roughly 10 minutes, if it finishes sooner then the participant is required to stay at that station until the 10 minutes is up. At any time it will be just the performance and the participant, no more than one person in a station at a time.
Station One – Greet – Beth
Station Two – Chat – Shellie
Station Three – Body – Gabriel
Station Four – Hug – Jordan
Station Five – Stream – Unmanned
Station One – Greet – Beth
‘My station is a welcome point for the participant, with a chance to have a cup of tea or a cold drink and cake before moving on. The inspiration for this station cane from Marina Abramovic’s one on one performance where she stared at a participant for a period of time. The idea behind it is to have a conversation with the participant about their day and what they are looking forward to. I am going to give them the option of a ‘get out clause’ so if at any point they feel uncomfortable they had the opportunity to say no. I will then take them to the next station where they will carry on their journey. (Canham, B 2013)
Station Two – Chat – Shellie
‘My station is designed to be the opposite of station one. It is explore the idea of anonymity because the participant who I am speaking to will not know it is me. They will be chatting through a laptop. It is this idea of a person being anonymous that interests me. Will they be willing to share more with a stranger?
Station Three – Body – Gabriel
“My station comes from a personal place and my image of my own body, I wanted not only an audience but myself to know that yes we can hate and love different parts of our bodies but it means nothing, and another person isn’t judging you on your body as we often think they do as a society.” (Davis, G 2013)
Station Four – Hug – Jordan
“My station seeks to explore the depths of intimacy we stop ourselves experiencing in our day to day lives. Through participating in my station, both performer and spectator will travel safely together into the depths of intimacy.” (Holland, J 2013)