As discovered in our last exploration, we knew that we needed to frame our piece in order for the audience to know that a performance was happening. We wanted to use things around us to keep it relevant to our performance, so toilet paper was a clear choice. We wanted to replicate Baker, “pieces often have an element of playfulness, the artist being very hands-on with her materials.” (glowby, 2012). We wanted to encompass that sense of playfulness too, and by sticking the toilet paper on the mirror, we felt like we were little kids breaking the rules and having fun whilst still creating an important visual message. Using the squashed raspberries as a glue to stick the paper to the mirror, spelling out the word ‘beauty’ in large, clear lettering so that it dominated the mirror space and could not be missed.

The reactions we got this time were very positive. Many of the women were intrigued, asking questions and wanting to know what we were doing. The only downside was that we were still trying to perform by focusing on our reflection, but due to the questions being asked, we were unable to fully focus on this. We realised that we hadn’t provided enough information for them to understand our intentions and consequently felt we had to answer and talk about what we were trying to achieve. It was really interesting and exciting to hear the women’s views on what we were doing and definitely felt that we were on the right track as to what we were creating. Based upon the questions and discussions with the women audience, we decided to introduce a performance text to allow for an uninterrupted performance and at the same time give the audience access to a fuller and deeper understanding of our work.

Work Cited

glowby (2012) Bobby Bakers’ Edible Performance Art 2012 [Online] Available from: https://glowbey.wordpress.com/2012/05/13/bobby-bakers-edible-performance-art/ [Accessesed: 14^th April 2015]