Event #2: body / site / seen

I attended the body/site/seen event, which was a dance performance in which the performers had cameras attached to different parts of their bodies. At first, I did not know what exactly to expect because the dance was slow to begin, and all of their cameras were covered. They slowly started to uncover their cameras, and their point of view was projected onto the wall behind them for each

dancer. They began to move closer together, and the audience could see a unique point of view of the performance.

As the dancers moved closer together, it was hard to tell who’s camera as projecting the image because it seemed like you could see all angles and all of the performers at all times. One dancer had a camera attached to their hand, another to their arm, and another to their leg. You pretty much got a 360 degree view from the outside and the inside of the performance. 

Technology in this scenario gave the audience a more intimate point of view as compared to just observing from the outside. As the 

dancers moved closer together and it was hard to tell who’s camera was whose, we were able to see the way in which they interacted with each other in order to create an elaborate performance. The different camera angles showed how the dancer’s bodies moved throughout the space, and each point of view pieced together the larger message of the performance. 

After watching this performance, I was able to better understand the ways in which we can use technology to give an unique perspective on art. They can work hand in hand to create points of view not able to be seen by just observing. I would recommend this event because it gave an inside and outside perspective on a dance performance, and puts emphasis on the ways art works in a space.