First performed at Intimacies - Performance Event
Ambitions Graveyard, Norwich.
27th May 2024 

The Invitation is a one-to-one performance involving audience participation.
 
Visitors are invited to engage in an evolving artwork that explores time, memory, and human presence. A sculptural rock serves as canvas and artefact, slowly being transformed by each participant invited to mark, draw, and etch into its surface, leaving traces that accumulate over time.
This collective action mirrors archaeological processes, where layers of history are etched into the surface, much like the layers of history are etched into the surface. As participants contribute to the transformation, the rock becomes more than just stone—it becomes an embodied object.
The process is carefully choreographed throughout the performance, utilising a range of prompts to help focus participants.

Materials: cement, clay, plaster, natural-coloured plant dyes, graphite powder, and a range of tools and implements for mark-making.