Seabed Performative Installation Eleni Kolliopoulou Seabed, is the frst installation of my artistic research entitled “Te body of the re- lationship. A practice-based exploration of the relationship between the body and its environment informed by the notion of Butoh-body. ” Tis performative instal- lation was based upon the elaboration of the frst-hand experience gained at the intensive Butoh seminar held by Atsushi Takenouchi in October 2017. In this essay, I will frst describe Seabed and then examine in which way it enables us to perceive our environment as a togetherness of human and non-human entities. Description of Seabed Seabed has been designed as an individually experienced installation mainly ad- dressing stillness of the participant. When entering the installation space, which was slightly lit, the perceiver could still see some strips of light, quite soft and coming down from the ceiling. Tere was a separation black sheet between Seabed and the main room where visitors were later asked to write down some comments. During their permanence in Seabed, I was present within the room (regulating the audio input) but there was no direct visual contact between us. Te two walls were painted and covered with plastic transparent sheets in or- der to create a surface that gives the sensation of something in movement aim- ing to invoke tactile stimuli. Te radiator was also covered to preserve uniformity within the space. Te back wall of the room had an indentation, therefore I decid- ed to cover it with thin paper in order not to interrupt this image. Te ceiling was sleeved with the same thin paper hung from one side of the room to the other. Te distance covered was about three meters. As a result, a cloud or wave-like form was created due to the weight of the paper. Te paper en- abled a series of irregular patterns to emerge; this was meant to be an aesthetical choice that would give the whole installation the sensation of waves and f lowing energy.