DAY IV — CONSENT, TAKING / ALLOWING & OBJECT COMPOSITION

DAY IV — CONSENT, TAKING / ALLOWING AND OBJECT COMPOSITION

WHEEL OF CONSENT

The protocol explicitly references Betty Martin’s Wheel of Consent.

The first relation explored was TAKE / ALLOW. The gift and action travel in opposite directions.

HAND EXPLORATION

One partner explored the other’s hand. The person exploring TAKES; the person whose hand is explored ALLOWS.

Consent had to be requested through verbal anticipation of the proposed action. The taker was invited to experience the hand for their own pleasure rather than pretend the action was primarily for the other.

SHADOWS

Possible shadows of taking included appropriation, manipulation, abuse and carelessness. Possible shadows of allowing included dissociation, exploitation, trauma and loss of identity.

WITNESSING AND MOVEMENT

The four-elements dance continued through silence, music, movers, witnesses and shared discussion.

STABILITY

The group returned to repetition and morphosis while investigating STABILITY. Each new loop entered into relation with those already present.

OBJECT COMPOSITION

Participants brought selected everyday objects and built a collective composition by adding, removing, repositioning, following existing logic, interrupting it and introducing new logic. The composition functioned as continuous negotiation.

SEMIOTIC TERMS

The protocol records signifier, signified, signifying lines and floating signifier. These concepts supported examination of shifting meaning.