During her opening remarks for Day 2 of FIELD MEETING Take 3: Thinking Performance, ACAW Director Leeza Ahmady articulated her curatorial vision,defining the forum 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.” Performance has long been a vast and diverse aspect of Asia’s artistic heritage—spanning street performances, theater, dance, spiritual rituals, and healing practices. However, in the last 25 years, the landscape has changed, as museums and galleries have increasingly institutionalized and compartmentalized performance art. This raises an important question: as performance becomes categorized, how can it remain open to continuous reinvention? This year’s FIELD MEETING invites a reexamination of performance.At its essence, it serves not just as a creative act but also as an act of seduction, initiated by an artist’s fascination with a fleeting idea, followed by a journey through questioning, doubt, and ultimately, the courage to take action. Performance becomes a magnetic, unpredictable, and risky exchange that reaches beyond the self, landing in the realm of the unknown.