Let’s Inject Some Randomness into the City: Reflecting on Eliza Soroga’s Site-Specific Performances in London and Prague

Site-specific performances can redefine public spaces by introducing unpredictability and spontaneity, fostering authentic encounters with passers-by. This study examines three such performances—Breakfast on London Bridge (2014), Women in Agony (2015), and IN QR WE TRUST (2023)—to explore how randomness challenges routine urban experiences and creates a new public sphere. The research questions whether site-sensitive approaches can reveal the poetics of places while incorporating lived experiences, ultimately offering a model for reinventing public spaces through artistic intervention. The findings suggest that injecting randomness into performance art disrupts urban alienation and consumerism, revealing spontaneous reactions that enrich collective experience.

Soroga, E. (2026). Let’s Inject Some Randomness into the City: Reflecting on Eliza Soroga’s Site-Specific Performances in London and Prague. Proceedings of the Performing Space 2023 Conference. https://doi.org/10.12681/ps2023.9961