ce: smoke

Interactive theater

Invited by the Chelsea Art Museum to create a theatrical exhibition revealing the artistic conclusions of a time travelling journey “060609”. 

Working with curator Sarah Forbes to devise a script, “Smoke” seeks to provoke new conceptions about time, and to challenge the discourses surrounding the way “time keeps us”, and the way “we keep time.” 

In this spirit of disruption, the ephemeral narrative held at the Chelsea Art Museum by night, aims to deconstruct the role of the museum, presentation, and interaction, and that what constitutes an exhibition can just be the live interaction and creative process of a community. 

Through an application process of riddles, 300 people were accepted to enter a deconstructed scenario - where each attendee was inspired to become a time traveller. Elements were designed to create an environment of self-inquiry, blurring the distinction between creator and spectator. 

While designing the scenario, Samina invited members of the 060609 urban crusade – a close circle of artists and friends - to present their conclusions at the show, interjecting their performances, video projection and art works into the overall tapestry of experiences. 

Irmak Canevi, Carlota Figueras, Lynsey Peisinger, Ohad Maiman, Nico Iliev contribute their work to “smoke.” 

Project link: Smoke