shelf/break

'shelf/break' is an experiment in making work in transitional spaces and non-traditional performance settings such as corridors or hidden tree canopies. We work durationally, in iterations and cycles, drawing from our liberatory lens of reframing and repurposing spaces as living archives. Our work is methodical and inviting, guiding participants through experiences using tools like dreaming, objects and intimacy. In the curatorial strand, we have launched a monthly weekender residency called undeveloped. Each month, an artist will be invited to stay at our flat in Tooting, share food, ideas and develop some small piece of ephemeral encounter or performance. This work-in-progress - called a disposable - will be shared with an invited audience, and the gathering will be documented using a disposable camera. This camera will never be developed - instead, the images will live inside of it, like memories in a body, and it will be added to the shelf/break archive for a future installation.