David Cross

_Pump _is a performance that examines how small-scale sculptural objects might be utilised to draw strangers into a curious dialogue. The pump powered yellow inflatable operates as a kind of push-me- pull- you with two identical openings for the performer and the audience member to place their heads in. Both are visible to one another through a single viewing tunnel that reveals little more than each others right eye. To maintain the structure, performer and audience member need to come to a silent accommodation about pumping. The performance lasts for as long as the performer can maintain inflation.