shelf/break combines the live art and curatorial practices of Jane Morris and Néa Ishana Ranganathan. We work in iterations and cycles, drawing from our liberatory lens of reframing and repurposing spaces as living archives. We often work in transitional spaces and non-traditional performance settings such as corridors in old buildings or hidden tree canopies. Our work is methodical and inviting, guiding participants through experiences using tools like questions, dreaming, objects and intimacy.
We have an interest in resistance and site-responsive work to find meaning in our violent and beautiful surroundings. We have a cyclical approach to making and thinking about the Indigenous political ancestors which we draw knowledge from. We are interested in work which invites the audience into playful participatory dialogues around histories of radical political action, which passes on practical knowledge and organising skills.
