Gestural Recollection
This participatory performance and installation invited two barefoot volunteers to be the mark makers of this work. As the facilitator my role is no more than a guide. Each participant received a rinsing of their feet prior to stepping on to a tile of clay. This was a gesture of welcoming. Once both volunteers were on the platform they extended their arms and shook hands through a third piece of clay between them. This was a gesture of peaceful coming. Each participant then received a thorough washing of their feet as a gesture of hospitality.
Once the performance was completed the wet towel used to clean the feet and hands of each participant was hung on a plaster hand protruding from a wall adjacent to performances location.
The performance considers the act of a gesture as well as the history and origin of different gestures.
