Re(c)Site:
Using the released dialogue, I created a series of dramatic reenactments with performers. Each performer was provided with an audio-only recording of the original message, and was instructed to interpret what they heard. I asked them not to memorize the text, but rather to improvise in a manner of their choice based upon what they had heard. For some this took the form of a free association, based on their own past experiences that resonated with what they had heard and understood. Others did not use words at all, but instead chose to convey the sentiment of the text simply with facial expressions.
Gallery installation consists of two pieces of equipment: the original equipment that was used in the site specific installation; the second was an altered version of the original equipment. The original displayed footage of the empty living rooms where the equipment had resided and the altered version displayed the series of dramatic reenactment.