Part performance, part installation, part collective act of resistance, Cutting Out tells Viv's 1 in 11 million story.
The story of Viv's hands (from abuse to activism) happens in a co-created installation of paper dolls holding hands in solidarity, bearing witness to 11 million adult UK survivors of Child Sex Abuse.
The story of Viv's hands (from abuse to activism) happens in a co-created installation of paper dolls holding hands in solidarity, bearing witness to 11 million adult UK survivors of Child Sex Abuse.
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“I was struck from the outset by the beauty of this work, the delicacy, fragility, vitality, effervescence and its power and capacity for healing. It felt complete. [...]” - CSA Survivor
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Viv cuts out chains of paper dolls.
Look, they are children holding hands. When she is finished there will be 11 million of them. She wants you to see them. To see how delicate they are. Each doll personifies a hidden story of survival. Each cut of the scissors, a decisive expression of defiance. Cutting Out previewed in Autumn 2021. We're now taking bookings for Spring 2022. |
"And around this time I read the NSPCC report and I'm as shocked as you are and where the fuck is our national memorial and how do we even start to mourn the 11 million lost childhoods?
And I start to think about paper dolls holding hands and decide to cut out 11 million of them -
then I get a calculator out and if I do 100/day with no days off it will take me 301 years and that is where you come in because I'm going to need your help."
And I start to think about paper dolls holding hands and decide to cut out 11 million of them -
then I get a calculator out and if I do 100/day with no days off it will take me 301 years and that is where you come in because I'm going to need your help."
Join the Campaign
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Please only self-identify if you feel safe to do so!
A list of local support services is available here: www.thesurvivorstrust.org/find-support |
Download our paper doll templates below. Cut them out following the instructions - feel free to customise and decorate!
Then photograph your cutout and post on social media with the hashtags #CuttingOut, #SupportSurvivors, #11Million and #PaperDolls. If you are a survivor and want the paper doll to represent you, post with the hashtag #ThisOnesMe. All photos we receive will be added to a digital installation which will be shared at every Cutting Out show. If you don't use social media you can email your cutout to vivgordonco@gmail.com. Download paper doll chain template - dress Download paper doll chain template - shorts |
THE TEAM
Written and performed by Viv Gordon
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Directed & co-written by Tom Roden
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Design by Imogen Harvey-Lewis
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Music composed, performed & produced by Thomas Johnson
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Produced by Molly Scarborough
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Photography by: Ed Felton
Supported by public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England
With additional support from Exeter Northcott Theatre, BARN Growth Fund through Take Art, Strode Theatre, Prema, Strike a Light and Lighthouse Theatre.
With additional support from Exeter Northcott Theatre, BARN Growth Fund through Take Art, Strode Theatre, Prema, Strike a Light and Lighthouse Theatre.