Name: Anna Costa e Silva
Title of project and short description 

Thoughtfeeling workshop 

Thoughtfeeling workshops are silent interaction experiences that provoke intimacy and strangeness for 2 people who do not know each other. The activity is site-specific and its duration ranges from 2 to 4 hours. Upon arrival, participants are divided in pairs and receive a notebook of scores developed by the artist that invites them to interact with each other, time, and space in intimate and unconventional manners. The activity will happen as a circuit through the street, with scores for specific locations. Participants should sign up before the event and compromise with its total duration.
How have you chosen to interpret the theme “SENSE?

I believe that sense is about being present and paying attention to what is around and to the relationships that might occur. My project intends to allow a state of openness and perception of the senses that is beyond rationality.

Why do you believe 14th Street is a compelling site for creative response?

I believe that 14th St. is a compelling site for its vast possibilities of creating new meanings and perceptions for things that might be unnoticed in our day-to-day life. It is also a spot that is alive – everything that is happening affects the experience.
What reactions are you hoping to draw from the public?

I intend that the public might experience another relationship to time, space and their senses, and also that a field of trust is created for this experience.