Katie Lohan


And For What? explores what happens when we over-commit to an action that is fundamentally pointless. Through endurance and repetition, I dedicate hours to a self-imposed task with no practical outcome. My work centres itself on the act of commitment and continuation, rather than the focus be on goals, achievements and purpose. Heavily inspired by the Fluxus movement, my work embraces the absurdity of repetitive actions, highlighting how they originate in determination and obsession while slowly deteriorating into fatigue and exhaustion. As time passes, the boundaries between the two begin to blur and through memorisation, continuous labour and self-imposed rules, ordinary actions are pushed beyond necessity, allowing the commitment itself to become the artwork. Ultimately, through a live performance, these actions culminate into a public display of endurance.