Water Work is a durational performance exploring the notion of women’s labour in the particular societal context of Nigeria. Whilst the action in the performance appears physically taxing, the performance does not exert force or pressure.
A uniformed figure appears under a torrent of water gushing out of a tanker (similar to those frequently seen delivering water to apartment blocks in Lagos). The water gushes out at a rate of 500 gallons per minute, a month’s supply for four families flooding the area and disappearing into sewers in the space of 20 minutes. Tactful links are drawn to discourses around power, (in)equality and access to resources.
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