“IfIsay‘thankyouforcoming,’itimpliesthatyouarealreadythere.”—FayeDriscoll Throughanalchemyofbodiesandvoices,objectsandlivesound,choreographerFayeDriscoll(US,b.1975)conjuresworldsthatare,likeourselves,aliveandforeverchangeable.Theartistposesperformanceasoneofthelastsecularsocialspaces,wherethevulnerability,necessity,andcomplexitiesofoureverydayrelationshipsareheightenedandmadepalpable.Driscoll’sprojectsdrawonoursharedpowertoquestionandshapethestructuresthatgovernourbehavior.Characterizingherworkas“dancesthataremistakenforplays,”shecreatessetsdesignedtobreakapart;musicalscoresmadefromtheperformers’stompsandvocalizations;andpropsthatareworn,used,andreused. InhertrilogyofperformancesThankYouForComing,Driscollengageswiththepoliticalaswellasphysicalandemotionalstates,atoncebalancingpoignancyandtendernesswithirreverentwitandhumor,summoning“theunnamedforcesthatsurgebetweentheviewerandtheviewed.”Eachoftheworksintheseries—Attendance(2014),Play(2016),andSpace(2019)—takesadistinctform,whetherexploringritualsofstorytelling,waysthatwespeakthroughandforeachother,orhumanconnectivityandloss. FayeDriscoll:ComeOnIn,theartist’sfirstsolomuseumexhibition,wasdevelopedbyDriscollandherlong-termartisticcollaboratorsNickVaughanandJakeMargolin.Exploringhumaninterdependenceandconnectivity,theshowlooksbackacrosstheentiretyofthetrilogy,whichwaspresentedandco-commissionedbytheWalkerandsubsequentlytouredaroundtheworldoverthepastsixyears.Bringingtheimmersiveexperienceofhertheaterworksintothegallery,Driscollinvitesustobecomeactiveparticipantsthroughaseriesofpromptsandsubtledirectivesthatleadusonasharedjourney.