Enough About You, an instalation by artist Einat Amir explores relationships in their most organic state, revealing how individuals relate to one another when confronted with a constructed reality, as strangers become intimate and viewers become voyeurs. It is inspired by the impact of virtual socialising and the instant intimacies offered in current times. Amir blurs the boundaries between performance and authenticity constructing lab-like circumstances in an attempt to test the limits and relations between two strangers in an intimate situation.
The work is a product of Amir’s interest in human behaviour and the universal experience of building social relationships. Her work allows participants to test their own limitations, confronting them with decisions to make about how much or little they reveal about themselves.
The performance consists of soundproof booths placed in the gallery space. A maximum of 15 people at a time are directed into the performance. Pairs are then led into narrow booths by a host and asked to respond to a pre-recorded conversational structure from the artist, provoking emotional responses that build a bond between the two.
In a world where we have the ability to prejudge a stranger long before we make contact, Amir looks to create ‘authentic’ and universal encounters in an immersive environment dedicated to the analysis of human behaviour.
Enough About You was first produced in 2011 at Lilith Performance Studio in Malmö, Sweden. This performance signals the beginning of ongoing collaboration between TRIAD, Lilith Performance Studio and MAXXI Museum, which will see the performance move from London to the MAXXI Museum in Rome, in February 2016.
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Exhibition: Enough About You – A Participatory Performance by Einat Amir
Dates: 9–18 October 2015
Preview: 8 October 2015, 18:30–21:00
Venue: TRIAD Gallery, 28 Field St, London WC1X 9DA
Opening Hours: 10:00–14:00 and 16:00–19:00 daily
On Friday 9 October the performance will run from 10:00–14:00
Entry: Free
Booking Link: http://enoughaboutyou.eventbrite.co.uk
