Badge
Those interested in seeing and/or participating in the performance are requested to take a badge with a number and time of passage. At the appointed hour, the person walks (alone) to the place indicated on the badge.
Entry
If the door is closed, the person waits for the previous person to come out before entering. The person should not knock.
The person then comes into a room. In this room there is a table, two chairs, accessories and the performer alone. Once in the space, the person closes the door behind her.
Negotiation
The person sits on a chair and the performer sits in front of her. The two people agree on an action / performance / gesture / speech to make. The idea of the action may come from the person (who can come with an accessory or use something in the room) or the performer, but in any case it is discussed until full agreement of both people. If no agreement can be found, the person leaves the room.
Action
During the action that should not last more than 10 minutes, the person is free to leave the room at any time.
No mechanical recording (video, audio, etc.) shall be made of the action.
Traces
The performer is prohibited from communicating or transmitting a trace of the action for 5 years.
The person who interacts with the performer is free to speak as she wishes and is encouraged to tell tales. The person retains her badge after the action allowing others to identify her as a witness.
Book
After 5 years minimum and up to 10 years after the project began (2011), the performer releases a book in which he gives his testimony of the various actions lived with the visitors / guests.
Gaspard Buma
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2011-11-09 14:48
If you can read german, here are some transcriptions of visitor interviews:
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2011-10-06 19:00
001…014
Basel
Recollecting The Act