A site-specific performance at
Crystal Palace
Artists:
Faye Yan
Leo Hardman
Kej Kim
Yuyi Ye
Bird Watch is a site-specific performance based in the maze at Crystal Palace in London.
The audience embarks on a simple journey to the maze's centre, equipped with empty placards on sticks and pre-recorded bird sounds emanating from their phones—they become participants in a weird ritualistic game. The journey through the maze intensifies with the symphony of bird sounds, creating a trance-like atmosphere. This auditory landscape morphs into a cacophony that spirals into an Arcadian nightmare.
As participants navigate this ritualistic web, they seem to experience a psychological game teetering on absurdity. When they finally enter the centre of the maze, they find a stark contrast waiting for them: silent, Panopticon-like observers wearing noise-cancelling headphones, filming the 'participant-birds' and exuding an uncanny sense of control and hierarchy.