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TUTORIALS AS A REFLECTION OF MY COLLECTIVE SELF, 2017

Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham

(PERFORMANCE, WHITE QUARTZ SAND ZEN GARDEN, 9C GOLD PLATED 3D PRINTED BRONZE FORTUNA CIGARETTES, IMAC, HD VIDEO WITH AUDIO, DIGITALLY PRINTED FLOOR CUSHIONS, IPAD, WIRELESS HEADPHONES WITH AUDIO MEDITATION (5MIN LOOP), BATHROOM MIRROR)
DIMENSIONS VARIABLE, PERFORMANCE 30MINS

TIME SLOTS WERE ALLOCATED TO PARTICIPANTS FOR INDIVIDUAL SESSIONS THAT DEALT WITH ISSUES THEY MAY BE HAVING WITH THEIR WORK. FOR EACH TIME SLOT, I PULLED A CARD FROM MY TAROT DECK THE PREVIOUS DAY TO DETERMINE THE READING. THE TAROT CARD WAS REDESIGNED INTO A NEW COLLECTION OF SIGN & SYMBOLS DISPLAYED ON AN IPAD INCLUDING SYMBOLS SUCH AS THE “REFRESH” BUTTON AND THE “NEXT” BUTTON WHICH WERE USED AS THE STARTING POINT FOR A CONVERSATION THAT ATTEMPTS TO EXPLORE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR INTUITION AND PRODUCTIVITY, TECHNOLOGY AND LABOUR.

THIS NEW SYMBOLIC LANGUAGE COMBINED WITH AN ASTROLOGICAL READING FOR THE TIME OF DAY AND LOCATION OF THE SITE, PRODUCED A READING THAT REVEALED INSIGHT INTO THE CHARACTER OF THE PARTICIPANT AND THE AFFECT THIS MIGHT HAVE ON THEIR OWN FORMS OF PRODUCTION; RESULTING IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A COLLECTIVE FORM OF SELF, INITIATED BY PARTICIPATION IN THE EVENT.

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