Rachael Padilla

5 Minutes in the Rain

Added 2023-06-24 22:36:33 +0000 UTC

Here, a performative piece taking advantage of the rain.

Using the elements of time, space, and body, I've placed myself in the rain. Typically, this action of simply enjoying the rain is a private experience, but by recording it and sharing it with an audience, it transforms the very action into performance. It is no longer a single person experience of a moment in time.

Imagine if you will, the temperature of the rain, the experience of rain running into the eyes, soaking hair and clothing. The connectiveness of self and nature. As the rain continues, the sensations become familiar and the act of just being in the moment becomes meditative.

Only when viewed by another do these five minutes become performative. It transforms from private to collective.

https://vimeo.com/836346338/3f32b257e5?share=copy