With the confirmation from the tenants of the building located on Speakers corner that we could perform there, we re-visited the site to take a list of the items we would need to make the piece possible. For example we wanted to document our process on the day and therefore we needed to consider getting a table, a printer and a device to research and print out the codes. Also, we needed to consider getting power and the weather. Although it would take place in May we needed to make sure we weather proofed our piece whilst also arranging a risk assessment. We then contacted the council to confirm that the far side of this building (non-glass) also had permission.

Meanwhile, we began dividing areas of research and clarifying our intentions for the piece.

My subject area is the history of the site, the historical incarnations of retail (previous ideas of high streets), the origins of the space and future visions of retail environments (one of which could be Lincoln) and how this impacts our perceptions of the space. By doing this and transforming the links in to QR codes, we will be liberating the audience from their superficial view of the street as a retail environment and adding a new dimension to their understanding. We will also be liberating the code itself, from it’s common purpose; for advertising.

By expanding our performance piece beyond Lincoln high street and to Urban spaces around the country, we will be reflecting the universality of QR codes and technology but also retail. This, in itself, responds effectively to Lincoln as our chosen urban space for a site-specific performance and questions the growing consumerism of our city spaces.