See Saw 1960

Simone Forti captured this photograph of a performance, "See Saw". I'm thinking about what it must have been like to be there, and how the artist was using that space, using that room, using those people. When you make a performance, it's about shifting things and finding stuff out. You are working with materials—the bodies, the props, the space. It’s a kind of embodied expression, almost like dancing, of how the artist feels. I bet Forti wasn't entirely sure what was going to happen during the piece, but I'm certain that there was a whole lot of curiosity, intuition, and play. In the end, these types of works embrace uncertainty, allowing for endless interpretations and meaning. Like, what are they seeing from up there?