Justine had never met Uncle Cyrus. She’d only seen the portrait in the downstairs hall—a gaunt man with a high collar and eyes that followed you even in profile. The plaque beneath read: Cyrus Jakobs, 1892–1923. Gone but not.
By Justine Jakobs (December 14, 2023)
Conclusion “Seeing Is...” uses voyeurism as its central device but ultimately reframes the act of looking as a dialogue between subject and observer. Justine Jakobs’ performance and the production’s restrained craft make it an effective, if not universally accessible, exploration of perception and consent within an erotic register.