In My own time

Who sets the pace?

In My Own Time transforms a simple shared activity into a powerful audience encounter. Unfolding one audience member at a time, it quietly challenges our expectations of pace, attention and one another.

Inside the Performance

An artist and audience participant meet across a table to complete a simple shared activity. There is no dialogue. A metronome marks time, but what unfolds is shaped by the exchange between them. Each exchange subtly shifts the work, both for the people at the table and for those watching.

in my own time TRAILER

In My Own Time in your space

In My Own Time is an intimate live art encounter between an artist and one audience participant, who becomes part of the work. Each exchange is different. As one participant replaces another, an observing audience sees the relationship shift and the performance change with it.

In Your Space	At a Glance
Add an intimate encounter – a small-scale live art work that is standalone or can sit alongside other performances, exhibitions or activity	Standalone or complementary performance
Bring the audience into the work – an audience participant joins the artist across the table and becomes part of the performance	One participating audience member at a time · Observing audience
See the work shift – each participant brings something different to the exchange, creating a performance that changes over successive encounters	Repeated encounters · Approx. 5 mins each
Spark conversation – pace, attention, expectation and how we experience time together	Performance + discussion potential

Further possibilities

In My Own Time draws on the form of participatory and durational live art, where the exchange between artist and audience becomes the performance. Presented through a series of one-to-one encounters, the work changes with each new participant. Audiences can take part, encounter it briefly, or stay and observe those subtle shifts over time.

Its small scale also allows it to sit within a wider programme or alongside other works, creating a more intimate encounter within a larger audience experience.

Previously presented at: Manchester Art Gallery, The Whitworth, and DaDa Fest International at Tate Liverpool.

Content & sensory information: In My Own Time is a participatory live art performance. One audience participant is invited to complete a simple shared activity with the artist. There is no dialogue. A repetitive metronome sound runs throughout the encounter.