What does it take to see and be seen by someone? I invited the community dancers to explore this question in their dance practice throughout the year. The more they practiced, the more they noticed what comes to play: softening the gaze, sensing the space, tuning into each other’s intentions at the same time they express themselves.

As I play the roles of both choreographer and photographer, I directed and witnessed the group with my camera, portraying my point-of-view on their discoveries around vulnerability, generosity, and playfulness. When I choose what is lit and what in darkness, what is present or absent within the picture frame, I bring forward a fundamental question in the way I like to develop collaborative art work: how different our connection can be if we hold space for each other’s mysteries?