Penelope

The performance begins in an indeterminate moment when I begin to weave a woollen apron which long would depend on the time I am weaving.

The task of weaving can last several days and does not need attention or to be in a specific place. For example, if the festival lasts for three days, I would begin to weave the first day while I attend other performances or have a cup of coffee with other performers. This performance is presented the last day of the festival when I have already weaved the apron to an enough long size.

The "public presentation" of the performance can be done anywhere: in the inside or the outside. The only requirement is that I have a way to hang the wool so that I can undo it.

I finish my apron during the first minutes of the "public presentation".

I gather up my hair with the knitting-needles and began to undo the apron hanged so that I create a sort of cobweb.

While I am undoing the apron and the design of the cobweb becomes more complicated I have to jump over the threads to move around the space, it is a quite physical performance.

Once I have finished undoing the apron I began to pick up the wool doing a ball that I will use whenever I do the performance "Penelope" again. In this third part the attention of the audience is not needed.

Photos: Ximena Narea.

• Almeria, Spain. June 2005.
• "Simbiosis Zonas de Contacto". Asturias, Spain. July 2005.