Darren O’Donnell is a writer, social-practice performance artist, and the artistic director of Mammalian Diving Reflex. He is the author of Social Acupuncture, Your Secrets Sleep with Me, and the creator of the performances Haircuts by Children and Old Women Shooting Guns.

• May 2012: Interview with Kateřina Šedá
  The artist who brought a village from the Czech Republic to London describes what it takes to curate entire lives