This participatory performance work revolves around individuality, community and connection. My aim is to capture and build community through visual representation, participation and interaction, and to foster discussion and thought around concepts of collective identity and the dichotomy between the individual and the collective.

The audience must, by default, decide whether they want to participate and feel part of the community or collective that is recorded through the work. By taking part, the individual becomes both represented (through a unique imprint) and simultaneously part of the collective group (through the display of the evolving work on the land). The process captures a series of moments in time: ones in which we (artist, participants and non-participating audience) come together to appreciate the evolving work, the space and each other.

This work also invites discussion on privacy, identity, and how the fingerprint – accepted as a means of identifying the individual since ancient times, due to its unique nature – has now become a key or security password in our digital lives. Through this very individual printing gesture, each participant lets a representation of themself become part of a community. Each fingerprint becomes lost amongst the many, and it is the collective that protects our individual identities.

Felixe would like to thank her sponsor, Trashion for creating the costume for her performance.

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