No Offence, but…..

Belfast International Festival of Performance Art,

Belfast

Mar 2024

Duration: 30 mins

Inclusion in the Bbeyond New Commissions project as recipient of the Bbeyond Graduate Award 2023 provided an opportunity to make new work for the Belfast International Festival 2024. Programmed along with Miriam Laplante, Martin O'Brien and Hiroki Doi + Haru, amongst others, the event was held across two venues, the Belfast School of Art and University of Atypical Ledger Studio.

The performance was based on the contradiction when making potentially hurtful comments alongside denying cruel intent by starting your statement with ‘no offence, but...’

Documentation: Sandra Johnston

A woman wearing a pink fluffy costume with a hood that has bear ears stands in front of a table with balloons, surrounded by pink and white caution tape. There are people seated and standing in the background, with a large red geometric sculpture behind them inside a building.
A person in a pink bear onesie costume shouting through a tinfoil megaphone. The scene is decorated with balloons and pink ribbons, and there are people sitting in the background.
A woman dressed in a pink furry onesie with a hood, resembling a rabbit, standing behind a table with a pink helium tank and balloons, in a public indoor space with other seated people and a colorful geodesic dome in the background.
A woman in a pink bunny costume inflates a clear balloon with a fire extinguisher labeled "Balloon Cylinder" in an indoor open space. There are three people watching in the background, a woman in a navy dress, a young man in colorful clothing, and an
A woman dressed in a pink fuzzy onesie that resembles a bear costume, standing near balloons and a propane tank labeled 'Balloon Gunfire,' at an indoor event. Several people sit and observe in the background.
Woman in a pink costume with a hood that resembles a cartoon animal, operating a helium balloon cylinder at an indoor event. The scene is enclosed with pink strings and balloons filled with confetti, with seated and standing people watching in the ba
Person dressed in a pink fluffy costume with a hood resembling an animal, holding a large object wrapped in silver foil in a room with wooden walls and balloons, and observing a table with various objects and a sign.
Woman in a pink fluffy costume with a hood that has ears, performing a science experiment with balloons and a cone in a public indoor space, while four women watch seated in the background.
Person dressed in a pink fuzzy costume, possibly resembling an animal or character, bending down near transparent balloons with confetti inside. In the background, there are others seated and standing, with a wooden paneled wall and various objects i
Person in a pink fuzzy onesie blowing up a silver balloon in a room with balloons and signs, with another person sitting in the background.
A person dressed in a pink fuzzy costume with a bear hat is holding a homemade telescope or periscope made from foil. There are transparent balloons filled with colorful confetti around them. In the background, a woman is sitting on a chair looking a
A woman in a pink bear costume blowing up balloons inside a public space with people seated along the walls, pink string lines on the floor creating a geometric pattern.
A woman dressed in a pink furry costume with a hood is handing something to a man in a black sweater, standing inside a maze marked by pink string ties. The maze contains transparent balloons with confetti inside, and there is a blue gas cylinder on
Person dressed in a pink bear costume blowing a party horn inside a cordoned area decorated with balloons, with a table holding various items and a warning sign in the foreground.