Elliott Andrew
We’re all just...
November, 2024St. Louis, MO
in November 2024, I hosted an event in the center of WashU’s campus, inviting participants to engage in the act of people-watching together.
Using a couch and a wall with a rectangular cut-out in its center, I created a space where individuals could step away from their routines of working, creating, and learning to share a moment of collective stillness and observation.
The wall was positioned so that the people being watched appeared as small, shuffling figures in the distance.
By shifting viewers’ perspectives of those they observed, the piece highlighted the seemingly absurd flow of people they were once a part of.
This reframing encouraged participants to reflect on the nature of their own routines while simultaneously creating a moment of rest and human connection.