llya
25
28 December 2020
02.30 pm
Gillman Barracks

On Staying Aligned

Carrying an egg from my office (Blk 6) to the exhibition building (Blk 43) with cupped hands I got inspired to do this performance when you (Alecia) had mentioned about the care that manifests in the work I do with institutions. I had previously never thought about this aspect of my job. I think in any work where different stakeholders are involved, there's bound to be a lot of careful, and at times, cautious, threading of fine lines to ensure that all the different stakeholders' needs are met. And at the end of the day, what matters most is that the work is able to thoughtfully serve its target community. Hence I decided to carry an egg, representing the people we serve, in my hands. I walked from my office, where most of the behind-the-scenes meetings and negotiations take place, to the exhibition building, where the product of the work and associated meetings/negotiations unveils itself.

Carrying an egg from my office (Blk 6) to the exhibition building (Blk 43) with cupped hands

I got inspired to do this performance when you (Alecia) had mentioned about the care that manifests in the work I do with institutions. I had previously never thought about this aspect of my job. I think in any work where different stakeholders are involved, there's bound to be a lot of careful, and at times, cautious, threading of fine lines to ensure that all the different stakeholders' needs are met. And at the end of the day, what matters most is that the work is able to thoughtfully serve its target community. Hence I decided to carry an egg, representing the people we serve, in my hands. I walked from my office, where most of the behind-the-scenes meetings and negotiations take place, to the exhibition building, where the product of the work and associated meetings/negotiations unveils itself.

Keywords:

Cooperation, sincerity, connection, empathy, endurance, maintenance, solidarity, trust

Action Words:

Carrying, meditation, walking, work