Chinese College / Monash University
1 October 2009
Monash University PhD candidate in Communications & Performance Studies Maeva Veerapen invited us to submit a performance proposal for their upcoming conference time.transcendence.performance. Having been interested in our culture of spectacle vis-a-vis the reality of the banal, I created Event, a performance composed primarily of waiting, punctuated by brief intervals of intense activity. Invited to choose a venue for the performance anywhere on the campus of Virtual Monash, I selected the traditional architecture of the Chinese College courtyard. We performed live at Virtual Monash, and streamed live at the physical conference venue in Melbourne.
![5 avatars in identical "Peggy Sue" latex dresses stand under a cherry tree and a countdown timer at Chinese College, Monash University](http://vanessablaylock.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Portfolio-VB09b-600x300.jpg)