Encounter: Connect | A Silent Conversation in Drawing

Description

A 60-minute participatory artwork in which colleagues explore connection beyond words.

Participants work in pairs, sharing one sheet of paper. Each person privately chooses something meaningful that is present both in their working life and in their life beyond work. Without revealing what it is, they begin a conversation through drawing.

One person makes a mark. The other responds. They continue in silence, taking turns and allowing the drawing to develop between them.

The drawing is then passed to another pair, who encounter it without knowing what was originally held in mind. Their interpretations become part of the work. The four participants then come together to share what they intended, what others perceived, and what emerged in the space between them.

The experience creates a temporary space outside habitual workplace communication, where attention, interpretation, difference and connection can be experienced rather than explained.

No artistic experience is required.

Benefits

Handwritten reflections and drawings from participants in Between You and Your…, 2026

1. Strengthens human connection between colleagues through shared creative attention.
2. Creates meaningful interaction beyond habitual workplace conversation and professional roles.
3. Develops curiosity about how other people perceive and interpret the same experience differently.
4. Encourages attentive, non-verbal communication and responsiveness to another person.
5. Makes differences in perception visible without requiring agreement or resolution.
6. Creates space for reflection on connection, interpretation and how we encounter one another.
7. Offers an accessible shared artistic experience requiring no previous art skills.