Nov 14, 2013
How performative architecture operates
The viewer activates (operates) an instrument (what the viewer has at hand) that in turn activates (builds) an architecture (what the viewer is in) that in turn activates (carries) a sign (what the viewer shows off): the viewer becomes the victim of a cultural sign which, however stays in existence only as long as the viewer works to keep the instrument going.
Vito Acconci (1981) quoted in Performative uses of space in mixed media environments by Giulio Jacucci and Ina Wagner