Unlike rabbits, hares do not have burrows. They live out in the open. And when one lives like that, visibility becomes a serious issue. With it comes the threat of birds of prey. How to survive if you can’t even sleep in peace?
Here’s how: a hare gets chased. It runs as far and fast as it can. When it’s exhausted, the ears of another hare perk up. That one takes off. The bird sees movement, follows hare number two. Then number three, then four.
Result (if all goes well): four living hares and one worn-out predator. The bird gives up. All hares are safe. That is—until it all starts again.
This way of hiding—hiding in motion—could it work in the city, too? Concealing oneself in a relay. Relying on someone else’s timing. Could that work for us?
From April 1 to June 30—so certainly including May—MOHA is in residence at SHEBANG. Alice Pons, Olivia Reschofsky, and Waffa Al Attas are developing Before the storm. It is becoming a participatory installation: a blend of exhibition and public program, to be visited in June.