Performer: Olivia McGregor, originally performed by David Huggins. Due to Covid-19 restrictions in travel between Australia and NZ this amazing solo was taught through the internet in a process embodying the times for live work. We thank these artists for their adaptability and commitment.

Performing Object I was born from the conflicting desires for productivity and wanting time for stillness and contemplation in the studio. It was originally devised through a playful process, rigorously ‘doing less’ and imagining what it might feel like to be a lonely artwork in a gallery. I turned to the furniture in the studio as potential dance partners, exploring how human-made objects choreograph us into posture, gesture and movement, just as our bodies act on them.