BLIND FAITH: moments of Missed Understanding

A performance art-based narrative that deals with the reaction to actions in a closed environment in which everyday actions and reactions (some positive, some negative) are drawn by chance by performance artists who are required to perform their chosen action/reaction sequentially in a completely honest manner in the moment. Once the initial action/reaction sequence completed the artists are free to follow the instincts awakened by the situation they created or to stop. The resulting narrative is presented behind a thin textured veil hinting that it takes place in another dimension, in another state of consciousness. The use of a neutral, seemingly hand-coloured palette and a slow, methodical tempo reinforce this sensation.


BLIND FAITH is a dream-like, non-linear narrative composed of one complete chance-based performance session peppered with extracts from two other sessions. It documents the complexity of messaging between two people, the interpretation of non-verbal communication and the difficulties inherent in reading messages that are not clearly articulated.

The rushes used in this video were originally shot as part of the project Encounters in the Right and Left Hemispheres (2020/21). Reflecting on their relevance in other contexts led to the creation of the present work.