吃过午饭后，艺术人便以过去几个星期收集的资料展开构想过程。这次的主题时“审查”；相信它一定会让我们伤脑筋，但也会带给我们无穷的乐趣！

Due to the nocturnal nature of all ARTivators, we all end up looking like zombies in the morning, doing warm-up exercises lacking in creativity. So for once, QL could not bear the sight any longer and got us working on doing a handstand, headstand and even a shoulderstand (which we did not attempt in the end)!

The idea was to form a triangular “base” with three parts of your body – the head and both the hands. (For the shoulderstand, the “base” is formed with both the hands and either the left or right shoulder.) So long you are able to shift your centre of gravity within the triangle, balancing in whatever position would not be a problem.

Most of the ARTivators have done a handstand before but when we saw QL’s demo of a headstand, we were dumbfounded. (Unfortunately, we did not manage to take a picture of QL displaying his skills.) The conclusion was this: attempts at doing a headstand = painful head.

After that, we walked the space first in a neutral position and then in our respective character (father, mother or Xiaohui). We then presented out own 1 minute-long etude. Each ARTivator had to present his/her etude twice and end off with the ARTivator doing the same actions in his/her own capacity. This allowed the others to compare the differences between the character that is being portrayed and the individual ARTivator.

From this exercise, it became very apparent that a small change can effect a large outcome. For example, by leading with your chest instead of your centre when walking, the footsteps, the way the body moves all changes almost completely. Furthermore, the direction of the body and the force exerted by each part of the body can be varied to give the character more depth. The different permutations available open us to endless possibilities.

After lunch, we started our devising process by briefly sharing the research we have done over the past weeks. Each of us also created our own tableau! This devising process would definitely be a long and arduous one but with such an interesting topic on censorship, I guess we’ll have much fun (:

Ooh, I'm so happy covering up for myself!