Public Performance: Part of the Main Exhibition

Make Me a Sanctuary

Performance
Beth Krensky
USA, 1965

18:00 – 19:20 Procession by Beth Krensky (Performance)

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→ Please arrive 10-15 minutes earlier as the performance starts exactly at 18:00.

Starting point: Salt Lake
End Point: Municipal Gallery

Beth invites everybody to walk in silence to remember our previous, past homes that we used to have.

Beth is a gatherer of things—objects, words, and spirits—a connector of fragments to make us whole. Her performance revolves around traversing a path with an unknown route or destination. The work serves as both a ritual and a metaphor for movement, evoking the presence of benevolent spirits and opening the portal of home.

The performance showcases a portable tent crafted from olive wood branches and domestic cloth, collaboratively sewn together, symbolizing the imperative to create spaces of compassion and safety for all. The linen dress adorned with embroidered text cites Exodus 23, invoking the idea of establishing a sanctuary for the divine and extending the same refuge to immigrants, refugees, and individuals seeking solace worldwide.

What rituals hold a special connection to your sense of home?

Part of the Larnaca Biennale 2023 Main Exhibition ‘Home Away from Home’