Open House
A Series of Live Performances, Gestures, and Spoken Word
2019
This program, presented by House, brought together a series of live performances, performative gestures, and spoken word works that explored what it means to inhabit spaceāto dwell, move, remember, and exist within the walls of a house. Expanding the notion of the domestic beyond its architectural form, the project examined the house as a site of memory, identity, intimacy, and lived experience.
Through movement, voice, embodiment, and presence, the participating artists investigated the shifting relationships between body and space, inviting audiences to reconsider the home as both a physical environment and an extension of the self. The works navigated themes of belonging, absence, vulnerability, care, and everyday ritual, revealing how domestic spaces shape personal histories while also reflecting broader social and cultural realities.
By foregrounding embodied encounters within intimate settings, the program continued House’s commitment to performance as a research-led practice that challenges conventional exhibition formats and creates spaces for dialogue, reflection, and collective experience.
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