A Stranger in the Bunker (2026)
Photos by Nick Sethi
A Stranger in the Bunker is a new episode in Eiko Otake's ongoing, place and-occasion-specific solo performance project, A Body in Places.
Earlier in 2026, artist Brook Hsu invited Eiko to conceive a performance at Giorno Poetry Systems (GPS), at 222 Bowery New York City. While spending time in the space and learning about its history of those who gathered at GPS, Eiko finds herself even more of a stranger than she already has been in her living and working in New York City for fifty years. On the performance days (April 18 and 20), Eiko arrived at GPS with the smell and chaos of late 1960s Tokyo in her body. Additional support by Kiang Malingue (Hong Kong / New York). Special thanks to Eli Coplan, Anthony Huberman, Jim Koenig, Jo-ey Tang, Takuma Narihira, and Jay Sanders. The process of making this work and performances have been assisted by Nina Glover. This project is curated by Brook Hsu.