Open Seclusion
November 2009
Performance (Duration: 2 hours)
Venue: the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall
The Act:
a. Hid 300 keys in 4 beds
b. Locked self into blindfold
c. Triggered phobia of blindness
d. Searched for single key
e. Attended by nurse
f. Assisted by public
In an attempt to induce anxiety and frustration, the artist uses immersion therapy for the treatment of her own phobia, blindness. She is locked into a blindfold that cannot be removed without a key and searches through 4 beds, attempting to find the only key of over 300 that can unlock her. Performer, Stephanie Victa, invites audience members to assist in the search and collection of keys.
Performance (Duration: 2 hours)
Venue: the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall
The Act:
a. Hid 300 keys in 4 beds
b. Locked self into blindfold
c. Triggered phobia of blindness
d. Searched for single key
e. Attended by nurse
f. Assisted by public
In an attempt to induce anxiety and frustration, the artist uses immersion therapy for the treatment of her own phobia, blindness. She is locked into a blindfold that cannot be removed without a key and searches through 4 beds, attempting to find the only key of over 300 that can unlock her. Performer, Stephanie Victa, invites audience members to assist in the search and collection of keys.
