The objective of [neighbourHOOD] is to bring together the international communities of PAS and ]performance s p a c e [ in order to create a collaborative work which will debut at ]performance s p a c e [ , London. [neighbourHOOD] is a residency followed by two days of performance and exhibition.

Six artists’ work will be platformed in both public space(s) and ]performance s p a c e [. All artists will undertake research while immersed in the local environment and studio culture of ]performance s p a c e [.

[neighbourHOOD]  aims to explore how performance practices can be seen as a translation of social and economic states through dialogues between the body and architecture, artist and community.

The location of the project in Hackney Wick is both physical site and point of departure, as the place and artistic discipline are considered fringe. This coupling of the transitional work sites of Olympic space(s) with the live presentation of ephemeral actions constructs a narrative of liminality.

[neighbourHOOD] explores place as beyond land and structures to encompass the daily actions and life that embody and create community. Considering the artist’s body as an extension of this or foreign object; PASproject participants become migrant workers forging temporary relationships through the personification of architecture and questioning of labour and performance as a transformative act.

Through site-specific collaborative investigation and exchange, the development and presentation of live work and subsequent dialogue and documentation; [neighbourHOOD] acts as a research project and archival document of this historical period of change.