Voir

Voir 

'Voir' is a live art performance created by third year university students in which i had the opportunity to be involved with. 

The performance was based on different types of victims and how situations like the following occur  everyday.

- Domestic Violence

- Sexual Abuse

- Paedophilia  

- Public Humiliation

- Exploitation

The performance was a type of social experiment to see how people reacted to the different situations that were being shown. 7 audience members were allowed to view the entire installation and each of the situations were in small confined spaces and were covered in blackout curtain with a small peep hole on one side so that only one audience member could view the different section at a time. 

The audience members also have a partially naked usher to guide them around the individual instillations, placing added pressure onto the members of the audience to further see how they would react to the different situations. 

Putting blackout material onto the individual pods

The stripped individual installation pods

The reasoning behind the performance was to make people aware of what they see around them. It was also to send the message that 'if you see something, say something'. The simple message and simple idea of this performance made a large impact on the audience as it was also performed in complete silence and with dark lighting to create a calm atmosphere. 

The performance was executed well and was overall a poignant performance that left viewers speechless. The performance type was a combination of media  and live performance. The performance wasn't 'acting' as such but it was more the movement and idea of a character. making the performance more realistic to life and in some cases maybe relatable. 

The thing that attracted me most about this performance was the idea of making the audience feel uncomfortable and think about what they would do if they saw these situations in real life. It was great to be apart of and also opened my mind up to what other types of performances there are and how a simple idea could make the most impact and create a powerful message. 

"Nothing is hidden if you look close enough"

A final message from the Route 202 company