peeping me involves touching, observing, being observed.
Space takes shape in the form of a route, we go through areas, faking the atmosphere of peep shows and glory holes, not only in order to shape space but also to trigger contact.
A limited number of people are shown into a space located in front of the box. This airlock is instrumental in making the public available and preparing them to listen. The public is waiting for the usherette to open the door leading to the first corridor.
Here, people can put their arms through two holes and be in physical contact with the performer. There is a two-way mirror between the holes in which they are confronted with their image as well as their reactions. They cannot see the performer whereas he can see them through the mirror. This interaction with the performer creates choreography and affects the choreographic structure itself.
Then they enter an airlock leading to the second corridor.
Peepholes are installed to be able to look into the booth of the performer. Peeping toms are not only facing their position, they realise their performative role and the unique nature of their trajectory. The mirror where everyone could see their reflection has become an open window through which one can see the duet between the performer and the next person in line.
Upon exiting the box, a final airlock offers a moment for collective exchange. The public bound by this individual experiment are then united around a shared route.
The performative body is going to exist as a mirror and exaltation of canons, patterns, stereotypes deriving from what is observed, what is exposed, thus reaching a quasi sculptural and erotic dimension. The outcome is a shared solo, a duet not acknowledged as such. The situation is not just intimate, it is also theatrical insofar as we are challenged by sensations/emotions gradually building a singular trajectory. Dramaturgy exists in the drifting apart of these bodies, in the memory of the various contacts and parts played.
The whole structure depends on this relationship. From the introduction to the conclusion, from the macro to the microstructure. Duration itself is determined by this relationship.
