'Cold, Cold Cheek' is a new video piece of whispering poetry at close proximity in response to Quivering in Quarantine. Between bed sheets an intimate performance will occur. Over time softly spoken words wash over textures tanalising the skin. This performance piece reflects the experience of laying closely with someone. In times of isolation we lose sense of closeness and connection with others, this work explores these ideas through the medium of video. Playing node to the genre of asmr, this performance will relay soft and soothing sounds accompanied by silky soft textures, and close ups of skin interacting within this environment. “ When someone speaks to us softly, touches us gently or looks at us in a caring way, our brains are trained to know that this person is here to help us. And now we can relax, because we feel safe (Schonfeld, 2018)”. Cold, cold, cheek presses back at feelings of fear and isolation but virtually engaging with intimacy and care. A script fabricated from the essence of skin care products, this piece engages with the language around skin care and self care. Our hair, our skin, our armpits, and our faces are all sites for desire, and simultaneously for hope.