Neva Elliott
b. 1976, Australia
Respond is a catalyst and archive of action. People are invited to participate through picking up a card, viewing the information, or having a card given to them. Participation can take any form of giving, this is open-ended and up to each individual. This act of ‘giving’ may be not merely be that of material goods, but that of ephemeral generosity, of advice to a friend or a moment to help a stranger lift a buggy onto a bus. It is up to each person or group to make their own measures and decisions. They may then log on to the website and archive their action and/or view the actions of others.
The artwork incorporates not just the card or web archive, but also the actions themselves, the call to action, and the possibility for further action.
(Text: give(a)way catalogue, 2006)
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