Holding Hands In The Dark

London / 2024

Holding Hands in the Dark explores the liminal space between dreaming and waking, where boundaries between self and other dissolve. The work examines shared consciousness, shifting roles of observer and observed, and the interplay of intimacy and isolation.

The sculpture features fragmented bodies in perpetual embrace, their forms merging to evoke interconnectedness and the fluidity of identity. It asks: How do dreams reshape the boundaries between self and others?

In the performance, bodies transition between moments of connection and detachment, questioning surveillance, control, and the divide between public and private. An original soundscape, incorporating anonymous dream fragments, heightens the disorientation and mirrors the cyclical rhythm of sleep and wake.

Together, the sculpture and performance offer a meditation on the blurred boundaries of perception and the enigmatic dynamics of human connection: Who are we when we exist in someone else’s dream?