Performance and Reading by Allyson Packer

The artist engages viewers in collectively reading their surroundings, creating a state of sharpened perception. She explores the utility and consequences of looking for meaning in everyday spaces.

Read the Room, Read My Mind, Read Into What I’m Saying

a performance and reading by Allyson Packer

A few months ago, I moved to a new city. There is some graffiti on a wall near my new house that I walk by every day. It says “STAY ALIVE.” Each time I read it, it feels like a private message addressed to me. Everything is a sign if you know what you’re looking for.

In Read the Room, Read My Mind, Read Into What I’m Saying, Allyson Packer engages viewers in collectively reading their surroundings. Creating a state of sharpened perception, she explores the utility and consequences of looking for latent meaning in everyday spaces.