Bare Bones
Karen Christopher
Thinking about arriving. Putting myself forward/ in/ into the space, into the process. Responding initially to objects - things found. making sentences. movements that seem to be both familiar and not - self... conscious. bringing my voice. early evening. filling the space. making a note of things. Where do I look?
Peripetia. Turning point. led by the objects that surround us.
Light moves across windows. wires. lines. directions. communications.
Time spent.
Looking at these stills again (March 2022) I notice the 'pattern' of my body language: a vocabulary for somatic movement. I like to stretch and extend in a way that shows/ feels strong. I rise on my toes - in balance. I extend diagonally - foot to finger tip. I crouch, squat, go to the ground - again in a way that makes me feel strong, firm. Quick movement is more difficult than slow. It challenges me to be present without being self conscious. My attempts at vocalising also produce a contortion of the face. I play with putting my face out of balance or in a stretched or screwed up way. All the time, the light is a timecode - moving slowly across the floor - marking time. The square creates a 'stage' place for performance.
June 2021.
Working with Karen Christopher at her home studio, Faversham Kent.