Living Sculpture Performance, 2017, 1 hour, Vacuum Loughborough University

For this performance I adapted my original Living Sculpture Performance to make a more direct link to Greek Sculptures. I also used a found object, a bucket, to allow the audience to reference the performance to an everyday object. The bucket with the attached toilet brushes adds an element of humour to the artwork because of it making the performer look ridiculous and out of place. The arrangement of the brushes are a reference back to wreaths that Greek Sculptures traditionally wear but to make them look absurd and even mock their purpose. By making this statement it is making traditional forms of sculptures look absurd and also question the purpose of the wreath as toilet brushes.

The performance lasted an hour with in this hour the audience would question and investigate by touching the performer if the artwork was a real person. The ‘Bucket Wreath’ masking the identity of the performer allowed the audience to freely be able and comfortably go and almost become part of the performance.

When the performer was absent the adapted wet floor signs would create a sense of mystery and also exaggerate the point of the artwork being the experience of seeing the performance not the relics of the aftermath, such as photographs and films. The use of wet floor signs as a structure for an everyday sign allows the audience to recognise the statement being a warning sign. ‘Where’s the art?’ made the audience realise that they have missed the art piece and realise that they have missed out from being part of the artwork.