Panagiota Kallimani
Somehow, if not, at all, together
“I posed nude every day for a drawing class, from 9:00am to 12 noon. And each day, a man who was always seated in the front row, on my far left, drew me for three hours. At noon he would take a razor blade out of his pocket and compulsively slash the drawing he had made. I would watch. Then he would leave the room. The drawing would remain on the table as evidence. This was repeated every day for twelve days. On the thirteenth day, I didn’t go to work.”
Sophie Calle, Did You See Me?
The theme of the performance revolves around the gaze. A dual stage—two identical spaces, side by side. Two identical couples, each in its own space, one mirroring the other. The relationship of the couple is a living organism that evolves over time—morning, noon, evening, and then back to the beginning. Until the moment when a subtle shift, a simple movement sparks the emergence of a new gaze, a new version. One facet of the couple’s life becomes independent, following a different path. Reality becomes plural. Two distinct realities unfold simultaneously. Everything is in flux. Depending on the gaze they choose to adopt in experiencing reality, the characters respond differently, and moments fracture into multitudes. The couple moves together through life, forever. Or do they not?
It is the eye of the beholder that decides the story. As it is impossible to monitor both couples at once, what the viewer chooses to focus on ultimately constructs their version. The couple then becomes an open-ended space for exploration, akin to a painter’s creations.
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