In Situ

With In Situ, dance and performance artist Elena Antoniou presents the concept of a long durational performance. In Situ is about viewing and being viewed, viewing somebody else’s observation, observing the act of viewing and elevating human presence to an everlasting artefact. Up until now, In Situ has been presented for 21 days, 129 hours at Archaeological Museum of Piraeus, Cyprus Museum, Neues Museum Berlin and other places.
 

In Situa has two parts, or forms. In the first, the artist begins her performance by visiting the Museum and observing its exhibits. Then she invites the audience to observe the antiquities as well as her attempt to interact with the exhibits, the space and the visitors of the Museum. The long duration of her presence in the space evokes a transformation of roles and relationships, as the context and content of the act is being constantly redefined.
 

In the second part of In Sita, The artist introduces her work involving the human/creator in a space disassociated to the museum. Placed on a plinth for 6 hours, the artist operates on the creation of a live exhibit in the here and now, through which the body and the human presence is elevated to an everlasting artefact. The presence of the beholder activates the transition between the sound and visual environment while the long duration of her presence in the space evokes a transformation of roles and relationships, constantly redefining the context and content of the act.