Sit with someone

Be the witness. You are given one of the portraits, someone you haven’t met, and you sit with them in silence.

First you settle, and close your eyes together, as John does at the start of a session. When you open your eyes, they speak to you. When you close them again, they wait. Stay as long as you like.

Your camera, if you allow it, is only there to notice your eyes: whether they are open or closed. Nothing it sees is recorded, kept or sent anywhere. It is read here, on your screen, and let go.

Without a camera, you press: anywhere on the screen, or the space bar, each time you open or close your eyes. With sound. Headphones help.