I wanted to talk about repetitive actions in performance. The act of repeating something so simple seems futile.
Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting the same result is deemed pointless but in response we get a different experience. The action remains the same but in a state of endurance it is performing the action that changes. It becomes a ritual.
Repeating gives significance and draws attention to the intimate details of an action. Peeling a lemon over and over again highlights the individual elements of the fruit, attributing body to skin, flesh, juice and seed. It also brings awareness to the acidity of the juice. Something that wouldn’t necessarily have been noticed when coming into contact once. Repeating causes continual wear, like drips of water eroding stone over a period of time.
Collated images from the performance. Photography by Anwen Howells.
‘When Life gives you Lemons’
