Cat and Mouse, performance piece, My House, Reading.

In this terrifying performance, the vulnerability of life and the brutality of nature were stunningly evoked. Appearing as if from nowhere the tableau of The Cat playing with a plainly terrified Mouse materialised in my garden like a vision from hell. The place of man in the circle of life was also bought into question; the psychotic playfulness of The Cat and the evident shock and trauma being experienced by The Mouse made me question whether I should intervene and liberate The Mouse or allow nature to take its course.

I was moved by the quivering features, the tiny paws, the massive eyes, the tiny, shaking body. Am I product of the Hallmark Giftcard generation that I responded so sentimentally to The Mouse?

In the end, nurture won, and The Mouse was freed from its ordeal and released into a bushy corner of the garden.

The aftermath of this work was that everyone involved (Cat, Mouse, Human) was left shaken and confused.

A powerful piece in Reading: An Open Gallery.