To design a performance for sensory organs, other than the eyes, can be more challenging than we imagine. “It can be a reality check,” shares Damini Gairola, artiste and creator of the performance piece, Thank You For Your Visit, that makes its India debut today at the Mahalaxmi venue of G5A.

Yet, it was this unique and unexplored audience that drew her attention during an artist residency in Hamburg back in 2021. “It was the post-pandemic period, and I wanted to write something that spoke of my experience of two pandemics — being away from home, and experiencing the pandemic,” the Bengaluru-based Gairola says. Having worked with mentors on productions that utilised audio description, the artiste chose to embark on an idea that utilised it as an element of her performance.