In her opening remarks, Asia Contemporary Art Week director Leeza Ahmady shared her passion and curatorial vision for FIELD MEETING Take 3: Thinking Performance, describing it as “an exhibition of people, their ideas, processes, and insights in the form of an energetic exchange that will shift, transform, and translate into what is being talked about, thought about, researched, and made in the future.” For centuries, performance has been vast, diverse, and integral to Asia’s artistic traditions—encompassing street performances, theater, dance, spiritual rituals, and healing practices. Yet, in the past 25 years, museums andgalleries have increasingly institutionalized and compartmentalized performance art. The question arises: as performance is continuously categorized, how can it remain open to reinvention? This year’s FIELD MEETING rethinks performance. At its core, it is not only a creative act but also an act of seduction, beginning with an artist’s captivation by a fleeting idea, followed by questioning, doubt, and the courage to act. Performance is a magnetic, unpredictable, and risky exchange that extends beyond the self, landing in the unknown.