The Present

'The Present' is a fragment of a larger collaborative performance 'The Return' which dealt with the issues of returning home after a great trauma. 'The Return' was performed on a bridge in the centre of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in September of 2011. The performer walks up the narrow arch of the bridge with a heavy weight over her head which obscures her vision. After successfully reaching the top of the arch, she offers the empty pot to the 'viewer' to fill it with whatever they like, while she walks away free.

performer: Elma Selman
music by Kevin MacLeod

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Performance
• experimental
• modern
• contemporary
• symbolic
• return
• present
• gift
• Sarajevo
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• bridge