I held a happening on Monday 27th November at the University's Art Department. I invited people to have tea and a conversation with me whilst we made felt avocados. I did this because I wanted to see where the conversation would go and for people to experience time out amongst the chaos of the gallery around them. I found that most people did not want to actually talk and were quite content with simply sewing. I choose the avocados because they are simple to make and I had already sewn one onto the Grow Up Great Quilt so I wanted to continue with that theme.
I was inspired to do this upon reading about Rirkrit Tiravanija's 'Entitled' (Free), 1992 in which he made Pad Thai for people in the gallery space and they ate it in the gallery. He also provided them with the recipe. His piece is a form of interactive art in a more sociable way. It blurs the distance between the artist and the viewer. I did this to engage with my audience and experiment with what I could do with my movement.
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