KUNSTHALLE CROMER

This live performance/ site specific installation by Kunsthalle cromer and artist Henry Layte is a perfect example of how public art and space can be used to create a collaboration between artist and audience. He began to conduct the rhythm of the sea whilst perched on his make shift podium. The concept of the piece is hard to reach, if there is one at all but the way in which the audience is necessary for the piece to have impact has made me question my own installations on the beach. Do i really need an audience or spectators to make my piece valuable or can it exist on its own with the hope that the interaction between the audience is a constant rather than just a spectacle.

Henry Layte conducts the sea on Cromer's East beach to launch new arts venture, Kunsthalle Cromer. Spectators grab their deckchairs ahead of the performance. Picture: DONNA-LOUISE BISHOP.

Henry Layte conducts the sea on Cromer's East beach to launch new arts venture, Kunsthalle Cromer. Picture: DONNA-LOUISE BISHOP.

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