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WHAT?

1. ‘THERE’ 2. ‘EXAMINATION’ 3. ‘(FUTILE) FACILITY

1. ‘THERE’ – An intervention taking place on the express bus route from Belfast to Larne. The target audience was the unsuspecting passengers on the left side of the bus. Forty participants wearing identical clothing (a red woollen hat, a grey t-shirt, black trousers and black shoes), were located along the route on the left side of the road. They performed various actions to be seen by any passengers looking out the window. As the journey progressed the type of actions changed. They began as casual individuals, then appeared in groups, in the middle became theatrical and then finished by again behaving casually.

2. ‘EXAMINATION’ - Outside the gallery is a waiting area. A receptionist asks the audience to fill out a form, with information such as marital status and national insurance number. They are invited into the gallery, alone or in small groups. Six framed drawings resemble inkblot tests and distorted female genitalia. A CCTV monitor shows the waiting area. A tall bearded Scottish man in drag, wearing a doctors coat, asks True or False questions relating to shame, morality, disgust and secrecy (taken from tests such as the MMPI-2 which is used by courts and employers to ascertain the mental state of an individual).

3. ‘FUTILE (FACILITY)’ – A beige bedsit with four zones (bed, kitchen, living, office) was constructed in the Ulster Museum. For 28 days I inhabited it. I wore only beige clothes and ate beige foods. I constantly watched documentaries on televisions built into the furniture units. The public were allowed to enter the space and converse with me. The space began ordered and became progressively more chaotic as I made drawings, diagrams and maps on the walls and fabricated ‘people’ and objects using only beige materials. A daily blog recorded my activity using the headings ‘television viewed’ ‘food consumed’ ‘gifts received’ and ‘knowledge gained’.