party done: Performance by Samra Mayanja

Samra Mayanja performs a solo piece staged as the aftermath of a party, created in response to Autumn Knight's I Can't Complain exhibition.

Samra Mayanja performs party done, a solo performance conceived in direct response to Autumn Knight's exhibition I Can't Complain in the ICA's Lower Gallery. The piece stages the aftermath of a party that may have just ended or may never have begun, using elements of the gallery installation: a cargo net of balloons is lowered, escaped balloons lie strewn on the floor, and Mayanja may pop some with sharp implements while moving along the lightbox. Mayanja, who contributed to the exhibition's audio installation, brings her own stories of complaint into the gallery, rehearsing and reworking them in response to the space.