An intriguing performance-installation from David Cross (New Zealand) invites participants to step into the void, braving primal fears and testing the limits of trust.
Part reality TV ordeal, part extreme performance art engagement, Hold draws participants into a dynamic relationship between play, interaction and phobic space as they push through an assortment of physical and psychological barriers.
This highly immersive, multi-sensory architectural experience creates an uncanny yet intimate one-on-one encounter between the audience member and an unseen performer. Crucially, it also demands unusual levels of physical and psychological interaction, as they navigate a spatially complex and disorientating pathway, all the while suspended above the ground by cushions of air.
Walking into Hold, was a shift outside my comfort zone. Part fear and unsettling, and part curiosity and pleasure.
