Wake Up and Hide is a playful video installation that responds to sounds made by the audience. Comprising two videos in a dual screen projection, each piece shows footage featuring a group of actors in the same interior, a space reminiscent of a drawing room in a stately home. On one screen, the performers can be seen furtively entering the frame from beneath tables and behind curtains, only to scurry away quickly back into hiding when the viewer makes a sound. On the other screen, the performers are stationary to begin with and if uninterrupted for long enough, they slump to the point of wilting completely. If a member of the audience breaks the silence, this relaxation ends and the actors return to their original positions, bolt upright.
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