Performance Art Piece - "From Black to Bright"

From black to bright,
dark to light.

My performance art piece for Art & Tech class, "From Black to Bright", is meant to portray the transition from suffocating darkness and detachment to a much brighter, happier life.

The black fabric that each person becomes wrapped and entangled in symbolizes a dark phase in one's life. The upsetting experiences that someone goes through to reach that point or during their phase is suffocating and blinds them from the light, like the black fabric.

However, that darkness is a 'phase' for a reason - things will get better, and there is always light at the end of the tunnel. As the people unravel and unwind themselves out of the black fabric, they are releasing themselves from its grasp. They can breathe again and immerse themselves in the daylight and fresh air, and the words on the bright posters make this apparent.

This was done in the driveway of my cousins' house in another town a few hours away from my home since we were visiting them during Thanksgiving break. Their neighbors and other family members of mine were the audience. Both of my cousins were involved in the piece. Everyone enjoyed it and found it interesting except the two little boys, but they wouldn't understand it of course!