Molly Richards Siddall

Final Blog Submission: The Bricks Have Stayed The Same, Molly Richards Siddall

May 12, 2016 Molly Richards Siddall

FRAMING STATEMENT: What is Site-Specific Performance? According to Mike Pearson, site-specific performance is a “slippery” (2010, 7) art form that is personal to each artist that creates such work. It often involves creating work in spaces with some form of historical or political significance to a community or artist/s, with the work endeavouring to “engender … Continue reading “Final Blog Submission: The Bricks Have Stayed The Same, Molly Richards Siddall”

Empire of Things

April 12, 2016May 12, 2016 Molly Richards Siddall

A library is only as useful as the books it houses, and we intend to use those books to our best advantage (though perhaps not in the way most people would expect). Our four hours in the library involve examining the shelves with a level of detail none of us had previously undertook, the collection, … Continue reading “Empire of Things”

What happens when you stop pretending we aren’t here?

April 4, 2016April 14, 2016 Molly Richards Siddall

This is the space under the back stairs in the library, at around 5pm. I feel like there’s potential in that space, a performance waiting to happen if we can seek it out. My first instinct is to strive for ephemerality in that space. The idea of performances that last a few seconds, … Continue reading “What happens when you stop pretending we aren’t here?”