I stumbled upon an old Post Office in Hackney recently with a temporary exhibition called Posted. In one of the pieces Tracy Emins writes:

"All my life I have written letters -

I am passionate about it. its like having a diary that goes out into the world.

Letters seem to exist in another dimensions

some of my most intimate thoughts have been put down on paper and sealed up in an envelope -

sent off into the ether - Its my way of expressing myself -

It makes me calm almost content.

Tracy Emins

Post Present Future - In The Flesh - Saturday 26th February

Cross Collaborations will be performing this Saturday 26th February at In The Flesh @ Barbican, Plymouth

From 7pm onwards

Please take delight in sitting at the writing desk in the bar to write a letter to your future self... followed by a unique treat for one audience member at a time, experience a snippet of letter based performance in the office upstairs.

Audience feedback from Pilot Nights 25/01/2011

Really beautiful, simple idea that was extremely thought provoking to engage in. Feel really excited about receiving my letter! Also very engaging listening to the performers read their own letters... would be interesting to hear performers of different ages doing this. Less sure about how the company would use the letters to make a full length piece and wonder whether it needs this or what they are doing is enough as it works so well.
07 February 2011
J

Images from Post Present Future @ Pilot Nights Warwick Arts Centre

Post Present Future

Cross Collaborations are currently in rehearsal for a new one on one performance series developed from Post Present Future - the writing desk installation.