performance by a teacup

a teacup sat on a pedestal while the following text was read on recorded audio. the performance explores what an object is and isn’t and what it could be.

this teacup is a flower
this teacup is a gust of wind
this teacup is waking up on a wednesday morning
this teacup is a falling snowflake with individual radial symmetry
this teacup is a lost idea
this teacup is the event horizon of a black hole
this teacup is a spiralling nebula
this teacup is a key
this teacup is a small anecdote told while standing on cobblestones
this teacup is gazing out of a kitchen window
this teacup is a philosophical idea formed after years of contemplation
this teacup is a rising wave in the ocean
this teacup is a petal on a white cherry blossom tree
this teacup is a rumble of thunder following a lightning strike
this teacup is an unopened letter left unread
this teacup is moss on a rock in a river
this teacup is a palm tree bowing over a tropical beach
this teacup is a tentacle of a deep sea giant squid
this teacup is the xylem of a tall tree
this teacup is the spongy mesophyll of a leaf
this teacup is the experience of walking alone on a path that leads somewhere
this teacup is a grain of sand in the desert
this teacup is the letter t in the word tyrannosaurus rex
this teacup is a small mammal in hibernation
this teacup is a droplet of breast milk going into a baby’s mouth
this teacup is a flake of dead skin fallen off from an elbow
this teacup is a pane of glass that views a frozen lake
this teacup is Europa, one of the four moons of Jupiter
this teacup is a whisker of a tiger in India
this teacup is the imaginary space in your brain when thinking about distances
this teacup is the contents pages of a research journal
this teacup is something
this teacup occasionally decides to do something spontaneous
this teacup is a highly complex formula in the mind of a physicist
this teacup is a tooth in the mouth of an elephant
this teacup is a the part on a typewriter that slides back when you have written a sentence this teacup is a loose piece of string on the hem of a skirt
this teacup is an overturned rock that was on its other side for a long time
this teacup is a blade of grass in a field of grass moving with the wind
this teacup is a teddy bear, hugged and protecting
this teacup is a box of bicarbonate soda on the supermarket shelf this teacup is a blood vessel that supplies blood to a finger
this teacup is maple syrup being poured over pancakes
this teacup is a 90 degree angle in a cube
this teacup is the ink in an ink sac of an octopus
this teacup is a whisper from a mouth to an ear in a quiet room this teacup is a collection organised thematically
this teacup is a thorn in the foot of a lion
this teacup is a roll of tape that will hold together a paper boat
this teacup is a coil of black PLA, polylactic acid, not yet melted into a 3D print
this teacup is a fingertip that is yellow from cooking with kurkuma
this teacup is a spoonful of cacao being stirred into a mug of warm oat milk
this teacup is a clap of thunder resonating across the land
this teacup is the gentle lapping of warm tropical waves
this teacup is a rainbow on a wall, caused by the diffraction of light through glass
this teacup is a rainbow around the sun
this teacup is an icicle on an overhang of frozen earth
this teacup is a stream that flows out of a dark cave
this teacup is a mountain that connects to the landscape
this teacup is a tile in a grid
this teacup is the steam droplets rising from a cup of pu erh tea
this teacup is a yellow flower in a paddock of cows
this teacup is a long iridescent feather in a peacock’s tail
this teacup is a pocket of air in a plastic packet
this teacup is the warmth of the sun
this teacup is a book
this teacup is the act of walking long distances
this teacup is a concept in the collective memory
this teacup is an event that has been completely forgotten
this teacup is the ashes of a fire
this teacup is a glass window that allows the inside and the outside world to connect this teacup is a spiral seashell that follows the golden ratio
this teacup is a cliff of ice in Antarctica that just broke off and fell into the ocean
this teacup is the underside of a leaf
this teacup is lava
this teacup is a scroll of paper with instructions
this teacup is a map
this teacup is the perfect shade of lilac surrounding a sunset sky
this teacup is the mystery of the depths of the ocean
this teacup is a loud alarm warning of danger
this teacup is a fossil from deep time
this teacup is the concept of deep future
this teacup has the desire to go home, whilst not knowing what home is
this teacup is the purr of a sleeping cat
this teacup is an avalanche of dirt falling in a landslide
this teacup is a shadow
this teacup is a tool meant for measuring but used for something else
this teacup is a petal opening on a blooming rose
this teacup is a lake turning into ice
this teacup is a frozen lake melting
this teacup is the tilt of a planet
this teacup is filling a glass cup until it spills over the lip
this teacup is the circular ripples of a raindrop on a still pond
this teacup is lichen on the bark of a tree
this teacup is the distance between here and the next galaxy
this teacup is the bright orange of a hi-vis vest
this teacup is an idea not yet thought
this teacup is all of the creatures too small to see
this teacup is the fine structure of a leaf left after the rest has decomposed
this teacup is the idea of there being a tomorrow
this teacup is the impossibility of knowing the future
this teacup is the last tic of a clock that stopped at 4:43 on a Wednesday afternoon this teacup is waiting
this teacup is in love
this teacup is a cylindrical form
this teacup is a complex measuring device that was sent into outer space
this teacup is a crater that shows the touch of a meteorite
this teacup is seeing the outside and not knowing the inside
this teacup is listening
this teacup is the sound of crashing waves
this teacup is a missing page of a book
this teacup is an empty drawer
this teacup is breathing audibly
this teacup is a web of cracks in dried earth
this teacup is a grain of barley this teacup is the way of life
this teacup is the entire blue sky this teacup is a coil of wire
this teacup is contemplating itself this teacup is getting smaller
this teacup is having fun
this teacup is drinking tea
this teacup is or isn’t
this teacup wants to be on your table
this teacup is a blanket
this teacup is a story
this teacup is a leaf in midair as it falls
this teacup is a jar of kurkuma
this teacup is the voices of google translate
this teacup is in transition between emotions
this teacup is an algorithm
this teacup is a grey hair in the beard of a man
this teacup is the weave of a silk fabric
this teacup is a silver button on a velvet cloak
this teacup has been erased
this teacup is the sunset
this teacup is a moving shadow cast on a landscape by a cloud this teacup is one week
this teacup is an altostratus cloud
this teacup is a wooden ruler that can measure up to 100cm
this teacup is an oat flake that has become porridge
this teacup is feeling its teeth with its tongue
this teacup is full of water
this teacup is a tsunami
this teacup is infinite
this teacup is a rotating disk
this teacup is a roll of developed 16mm colour film
this teacup is electricity
this teacup is electromagnetic radiation
this teacup is a jar of honey made by bees
this teacup is one of the front teeth of a crocodile
this teacup is the smoke from a fire
this teacup is writing a book
this teacup is wondering what the weather will be like tomorrow afternoon
this teacup hopes to fly over the treetops of a rainforest
this teacup is watching the sunrise with binoculars
this teacup is stargazing with a telescope
this teacup knows everything that you know
this teacup knows everything that you don’t know
this teacup is a record player spinning an old vinyl album
this teacup is a radio announcing to those listening
this teacup has forgotten how old it is
this teacup is yellow
this teacup is made of uranium
this teacup is a supernova
this teacup is a lithium battery
this teacup is a bicycle used to get around town
this teacup is a houseplant
this teacup is a fragrant basil leave that hopes to be turned into pesto
this teacup is a length of rope that holds two wooden poles together
this teacup is is a large structure, mostly made of glass, that reflects light at a certain time of day this teacup is 8:40 PM
this teacup is late
this teacup is a triangle with corner angles of exactly 60 degrees
this teacup is a dusty accordion in an antique store
this teacup is a drip of wax rolling down the side of a lit candle
this teacup is a green flame that is burnt from salt
this teacup is magic
this teacup is the exact spot on the roof of a cottage that lets in drops of water
this teacup does not exist
this teacup perceives you
this teacup does math in a way you may not understand
this teacup has a barcode with the number sequence 4511338041109
this teacup is made of transparent glass
this teacup produces its own heat so it is warm to the touch
this teacup just melted
this teacup is creating life
this teacup is nowhere to be found
this teacup is yesterday
this teacup will sing a bird song
this teacup can reach farther than you can
this teacup is actually on fire
this teacup is the universe
this teacup is the cause of why you feel strange sometimes this teacup remembers your dreams
this teacup is making friends
this teacup has lost its hat but remembers where it could be
this teacup can state its exact longitudinal and latitudinal geographical location this teacup has an interest in geology and Spanish culture
this teacup has 831 billion 728 million 929 thousand and 14 molecules
this teacup is really good at playing chess
this teacup is a chessboard
this teacup is a speck of dust noticed in a ray of light
this teacup is the first frost of winter
this teacup has a root that goes deep into the soil
this teacup is a dial on a synthesizer that can be turned to increase the lows this teacup is a grain of salt
this teacup is a musical note
this teacup is a lion’s roar
this teacup is a crevasse at the bottom of the ocean
this teacup is a whisk in the kitchen that enjoys fluffing cream
this teacup is teaspoon with curious questions about train travel
this teacup is the shade of a ripe plum
this teacup is a cathode ray tube from an old television
this teacup is a hole in a sock
this teacup is a vase that is suited for Peruvian lilies
this teacup is a sloping curve
this teacup is a blob of liquid glass
this teacup is the meaning of life
this teacup has an imagination
this teacup is imagining what it would be like on a boat
this teacup is a key that does not know what it unlocks
this teacup is the edge of the horizon
this teacup is seed stitch in a knitted woollen jumper
this teacup is a drop of rain staying perfectly still on a window pane
this teacup is evaporating
this teacup is material from mushroom mycelium
this teacup is a one dimensional dot
this teacup can travel freely in space and time this teacup is fitting objects into a small space this teacup is a treble clef
this teacup is sleeping
this teacup is keeping itself safe and protected
this teacup has been accepted for an internship in Berlin
this teacup is a specific pixel on google maps
this teacup is something unattainable
this teacup is a question
this teacup has a filter over it
this teacup is a library
this teacup would like to go really slowly
this teacup is travelling at 312 kilometres per hour
this teacup is Gödel’s theorem
this teacup is thinking of something
this teacup is breaking the speed of sound
this teacup is a polen
this teacup has a daughter
this teacup is not fully content
this teacup is contemplating her existential existence
this teacup smells like a carrot
this teacup often breaks things
this teacup is healthy
this teacup is alive
this teacup is dead
this teacup is emptiness
this teacup is a space in your mind
this teacup is a start
this teacup translates books
this teacup is an ombre
this teacup is a limitation
this teacup is the implication that emptiness has an outlying form
this teacup is alone
this teacup is hungry and would like a slice of apple pie with some whipped cream this teacup is wanting
this teacup is fading away
this teacup has lost his sense of hearing
this teacup is a traditional Japanese wood print
this teacup is a robot
this teacup has a religion
this teacup is relaxing in the sunshine
this teacup is floating
this teacup is light and fluffy
this teacup is upside down
this teacup is moving away from you
this teacup is an alternative
this teacup’s favourite vegetable is eggplant
this teacup is another planet
this teacup is from the carboniferous period 339.1 million years ago
this teacup is the moment in time when there will be no remains of humans this teacup is a single atom
this teacup can decide
this teacup is a liquid
this teacup is the weather
this teacup can move on its own
this teacup thinks its a fish but is actually a rhinoceros
this teacup is two things separately
this teacup can be many things at the same time but today it is only a spoon this teacup is not in the right place
this teacup is the feeling of rain
this teacup is a calcium potassium pump in the neuron of a frog
this teacup is again
this teacup is a coffee pot
this teacup is the sound of a library
this teacup has been
this teacup is that teacup
this teacup has a Scottish accent
this teacup is a comma
this teacup is the number 6
this teacup is a not what it seems
this teacup is overdue, but still in use
this teacup is the moment of first love
this teacup is a cheese

shown in collecting shadows in glass jars exhibition.

studio mokii, performance by a teacup, 24:00 minutes, performance, teacup: pedestal: audio, finland, 2021