Performance

We wanted to create art that symbolized both our voices. And being online also meant that we needed to do it digitally. We came up with many ideas. Some about back-and-forth writing, others about scrambling up the other’s work, and so on. Danielle found Google Drawing, which would be a major component of our piece. We decided that one person would write a line in the Google document, then proceed to insert an image on the Google Drawing. Then, once both the image and line were done the other would do the same. We went back and forth about eight times, each one building off of the others. 

Shayla was the first line and image. Shayla found their inspiration from their environment which made them used to the idea of their silence. They decided to push back on what they are supposed to do. Danielle had the last line, and she brought all the individual pieces and words from the poem into a single eight-word line. All in all, the piece came together to combine different voices, tones and moods into one that shouted our voices from the rooftops.