After previous group discussions, we continued the idea of incorporating the concept of the butterfly effect into the art performance installation. However, as we developed the theme further, we found that we needed to use a more specific backstory to guide the audience through the installation, to help them understand how the performance installation would evolve and to encourage them to understand the narrative and emotions that were intended to be expressed.
During this group discussion, we re-established a more specific theme and structure for the art performance installation, and the following are the details of our meeting.
Background
By thinking about the butterfly effect, we can imagine the thought-provoking consequences of a small change. Similarly, in the family, small demands made by a mother on her children can have a profound impact on their lives. We decided to use the film Höstsonaten ( Auntumn Sonata) as a backstory to display the inner world of the main character Eva under the influence of her mother, Charlotte.
Name for Performance
“Invisible Strings”
Performance Structure
The film’s plot fragments are used as a starting point to frame a three-part performance scene.
The first part is a situational introduction in which a performer sings a live whisper that symbolises her mother’s harsh teaching and verbal violence towards Eva. The particles are projected on the screen in real-time according to the changes in the whispers and finally form a line that leads the participants to the next performance area.
The following section is a performance area with a tangle of black and white strings hung with bells, where a performer dances around the performance area in response to the whispers, and the movement drives the bells on the lines to ring.
The last performer plays the piano in a quadrilateral performance area covered by a translucent curtain, where the piano piece played is Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 2, which appears in the film. The piano used for the performance is made of a wire-wrapped iron frame, not a real piano, and will be shown in its true form by removing the translucent curtain at the end of the performance.
The image below is a visual reference of the last performance area.
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Performance Venue
As the instructions for switching between the three performance areas are to be done by controlling the lighting, we are tentatively planning to arrange the performance in a spacious indoor (dark environment), and the West Court is a more suitable choice, but the decision has yet to be confirmed.
Upcoming work
Having established the parts of the group that each member will be responsible for, we will further search for references (primarily academic literature on technical aspects), draw up user flow and create a mood board according to our division of labour.
