Another Witness – Performance

Rice Performance Series- Another Witness

Performance: 3 hours at Nomad Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada, 2011  

 

Chun Hua Catherine Dong leaks rice from her bag while having conversation withe people in a gallery in Vancouver. She stops leaking rice when their conversation is over.
Chun Hua Catherine Dong leaks rice from her bag while having conversation withe people in a gallery in Vancouver. She stops leaking rice when their conversation is over.
Chun Hua Catherine Dong leaks rice from her bag while having conversation withe people in a gallery in Vancouver. She stops leaking rice when their conversation is over.
Chun Hua Catherine Dong leaks rice from her bag while having conversation withe people in a gallery in Vancouver. She stops leaking rice when their conversation is over.
I cut a small hole on a bag, fill this bag with rice, and  carry it in a gallery space. I walk around and try to approach audiences to have conversations. When the conversation starts, I let the rice leaking from my bag. When the conversation is over, the rice stops leaking. And then I move to another audience, the actions of starting conversations with audiences while leaking rice are repeated.

Since 2010, I have created a series of performances that uses rice to address issues related gender, diaspora and displacement. “ Another Witness” is the fifth piece of this series.

Photo credit: Bitshere