GETSAY / THE ARCHITECTURE OF NEEDING

DURATIONAL OUTDOOR PUBLIC PERFORMANCE BY GETSAY

GETSAY.STUDIO@GMAIL.COM / @GET.SAY

THE

ARCHITECTURE

OF NEEDING

A durational outdoor public performance by Getsay about care, exhaustion, refusal, water, and the impossible task of holding one another.

14 bodies. 4 hours. No one can fully support themselves forever.

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Please do not interfere with the performers, enter the performance space, or obstruct the experience of others.
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CONTENT NOTE

Content includes prolonged physical effort, touch, weight-sharing, visible fatigue, support, refusal, lowering, exit, and collapse-like gestures.

IMPORTANT

  • No audience participation is required.

  • Please do not enter the performance space.

  • Please do not touch performers.

  • You do not need to stay for the full four hours.

  • Weather updates will be posted here and via @get.say

ABOUT THE WORK

The Architecture of Needing is a durational outdoor public performance by Getsay, presented as part of 48 Stunden Neukölln 2026. Fourteen performers begin as points in a constellation structure based on Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. Each body attempts to hold its own position in public space, until balance, heat and fatigue begin to alter the map.

At the center of the work is one rule: no one can fully support themselves forever. Through leaning and holding, bracing and lowering, resisting and refusing, the performers build a temporary architecture of care. Support is necessary but never permanent.

What happens when support begins to tire, and who holds the person holding everyone else?

ACCESS

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The performance takes place outdoors in a public street-level area. Step-free access is available from the surrounding sidewalks, though outdoor surfaces may be uneven and curb access may vary.

Limited public seating and shade may be available nearby, but seating is not reserved or guaranteed. Visitors who require seating are encouraged to bring portable seating or mobility aids as needed.

Orangerie Neukölln and Galerie im Körnerpark are both nearby and will be open during the performance. Orangerie Neukölln offers toilet and refreshment access, and Galerie im Körnerpark has a barrier-free WC.

Nearest transit: S+U Neukölln, served by U7, S-Bahn lines including S41 / S42 / S45 / S46 / S47, and bus connections including 171, N7, and N79.

The Architecture of Needing is performed by a group of 14 performers:

  • Aranza Silva

  • Dee

  • Dongting Huang (DongDong)

  • Getsay

  • Lena Baranova

  • Meeri Mäkinen

  • Melissa Van Havere

  • Monia Antonucci

  • Sheen

  • Sseba

  • Thomas Diafas

  • Vilja Mihalovsky

  • Yiota Chamamtzoglou

  • Zuza Salicka

"The Architecture of Needing begins from a simple truth: no one can fully support themselves forever. Through fourteen performers in public space, care becomes visible as something physical, collective, fragile, and never fully complete."

- Getsay

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