Controlled spaces are designed for receiving art + performance
e.g. theatres, concert venues, museums, theme parks, haunted houses
What are the assumptions we make as audience members about the start, finish, locations
The “site” has unique characteristics or a history that make it what it is.
They aren’t neutral
A site could be wild / chaotic
Unplanned elements
Often in relationship to public space
spaces perhaps not meant for/in/conflict with artmaking
spaces rich with narrative and context
Site-responsive
Artists are responding to the space in which they’re choosing to create their work.
Their work is in dialogue with the narrative of the space itself
It is primarily the space that inspires the work.
Exquisite corpse
Making work in tandem with other artists
Your work responds to work that has come before