DELACAVE Association For Art

Your performances take place outdoors, why?

ArbusThat’s no secret. It’s because of the spatial tension that open spaces provide. But my performances also take place indoors – in constructed spaces. It all depends on the context I’m looking for.

What interests you about open space?

As I said, the tension. This tension is present indoors, too – it’s just a different kind. Chance and unpredictability play a key role in open spaces. The weather and light conditions are constantly changing, which can create phenomena related to the appearance of the work and its surroundings.

You work slowly, with groups of works developing over years or decades. What role does time play?

It’s mostly multi-part short stories in mutable form that are being told – stories that, depending on the composition of their parts, also change what they have to say. The practical realisation of these stories takes time, not the idea behind them. The location for these performances must also correspond with the story to be told.