GMU:Human and Nonhuman Performances II SS16/Di Yang

Aloneg

— Connection and Communication

Idea

  We’re born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only
  through our love and friendship can we create the
  illusion for the moment that we’re not alone.
     — Orson Welles

Humans are always complex and have different kinds of emotions inside, which you can observe a little bit from the outside appearance. But in this way, one can never understand much about the other. So, the better way is to get close with transpositional consideration, be friendly and make effort to create a channel to communicate with each other for a mutual understanding. After the connection is formed, when we stop talking or sharing feelings with each other, the relation will be unstable and needs care from both sides to maintain. And also the distance is an important factor that affects the link. And the ’distance’ here doesn’t only represents the geographical distance, but also the distance of heart or inner environment of our own. When we are parted from others for a while, we always need some time and some actions to get close again and rebuild the link with others. And as human being, we can not live alone or we may somehow lose the meaning of being alive. So, when we have no connections with others for a long time, the value or the existence of ourselves will be eroded and little by little be washed out from the world...