A performance collaborative focused on community building through site-specific creative projects, I documented a project called [Storage]. The group acquired a storage unit through an auction and used the abandoned items to build an installation and performance — the concept ofthe project was, "of place and displacement, possession and dispossession, permanence and transience, and of what beyond memory we pack away."
As the documentarian, I recorded the project’s journey from start to finish, capturing moments of artists working together through workshops, movement in public spaces with [Storage] items and the company members’ curated installation at The Apohadion. We usually only ever see a final product whether it’s a performance, artwork, film, or installation, but Bare Portland wanted to document the creative process behind-the-scenes as well.
Only a small group of people were able to see the show live right before the COVID pandemic hit Maine and in-person events had to be cancelled. These series of photos show the rehearsal and installation of [Storage]'s final moments at the former Maine Girls’ Academy.
