I finally got to attend a performance drawing by Kellie O'Dempsey! After learning about performance works all semester it was great to finally see one in person. Lightning Field was a collaborative performance work involving a visual artist, a butoh artist and a sonic artist. I went in to the performance with an open mind, unsure of what was to come.
All of the artists created work based off the energy and movements of the others. The outcome of the work was unknown at the beginning but slowly evolved. The energy in the room could be felt as the artists worked together. The colours helped establish certain moods and the whole work felt as if we had been transported into a different world.
The whole performance was an ephemeral creation. The light works that were created, disappeared by the end of the performance, and the drawings that were created with the ink were destroyed during the performance.
I have realised over this semester that seeing performance works are more interesting to me than creating my own. The energy and enjoyment you get from seeing a performance in person is so different to seeing its documentation in a gallery afterwards.
The whole performance was an ephemeral creation. The light works that were created, disappeared by the end of the performance, and the drawings that were created with the ink were destroyed during the performance.
I have realised over this semester that seeing performance works are more interesting to me than creating my own. The energy and enjoyment you get from seeing a performance in person is so different to seeing its documentation in a gallery afterwards.
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