Here is an example of one of the questionnaires that we will be giving to our performers to determine the outcome of our research tasks.

Movement in site

·         Did you feel vulnerable having someone dress you whilst not being able to see?

·         Did the aural setting in the site influence your way of moving? 

·         Did the layout of the site influence your initial movement ideas in any particular way?

·         How did you feel to have your clothing on the floor of the site,  did this influence feelings towards your movement choice?

·         Were you able to collaborate with the surrounding objects of the site? Did you feel you were able to create specific movement with a particular object? For example the chair at the side of the space or the flat surface of the washing machines?

·         Did you feel that you were able to use the site to its full compactly? Did you feel restricted at any point?

·         How did it make you feel to undress your partner in a public place?

·         Do you feel you have to behave a certain way in this particular site?

·         Does it feel unnatural to be carrying out these specific tasks in this site?

·         How would it make you feel if strangers were to watch you explore the set tasks which you have been participating in? 

Here is an example of a task that was carried out that has been an influence for us a group. A group of strangers were asked to meet their partner in a room and undress one another, as they did not know each other this resulted in different reactions from the strangers. This was directed by film maker Tatia Palieva and was inspired by research into human sexuality. They ask how would you feel if this was you ? and what would you have done in this situation? As a group we were interested as this task is similar to what we have been carrying out, it questions your personal boundaries and how people react when our clothing is taking away from us, clothes extremely personal to humans as they cover what we do not see in public, how does it make you feel to have a personal attachment, something that makes you feel safe and comfortable taken from you? The idea of clothing is something that we have been exploring and is a main element of our research. Although clothing is an everyday thing that we do not think much of, how much can this test our boundaries?

http://aplus.com/a/ask-a-pair-of-strangers-to-undress-each-other-and-watch-what-happens?so=4ADtURiRHaFuN9bqtDxAnL&ref=ns

How do we experience, perceive and interact with space and in what way and extent do we feel an attachment to sites? 

As a group we have decided that our practice as research project will be based in the chosen site of a launderette. We will be exploring personal perceptions and experiences within the site and how we can initiate movement that is influenced by the surrounding objects. We have two performers that have been given set instruction to carry out tasks in our site that explores the personal attachments that we posses with our clothing and how this can potentially expose inner boundaries.

We have recorded how these tasks have made our performers feel and we have given them questionnaires that will determine how our instructions have influenced emotions and movement initiation within our site. It is so far obvious that both performers have experienced the feelings of vulnerability, protection, restriction and exploration of personal perceptions. It is now understood that this site can mean something different to each person. for example, some may find a launderette a social environment however others may find the launderette a daunting experience in which they would not feel comfortable to leave their belongings in the possession of a stranger?