preparing for torture
the work is influenced by a work of mike parr's i saw years ago and i'm grateful to have recently been able to pore over the documentation from that performance, including his letters to the gallery director nick tsoutas (from artspace).
the letter gave me an indication of the process behind his performance and the level of preparation. i feel like i haven't prepared nearly enough - i don't quite know how to prepare for this, as it's the first time i've pushed myself to this level before. i've done 8-hour performances before, but not to this level of imprisonment (i'm in a booth, shackled, naked and strapped.
i've tried to follow a little of what i read about mike parr's process and hopefully i'll be able to have an outcome half as beautiful and powerful as his.
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break a leg lauren! look forward to hearing about how it goes, and exactly what you do.
xL
Good grief Charlie Brown, best of luck!
thanks guys! it was a gnarly experience, but ultimately satisfying. and when i say that, i mean that i felt like i was able to convey some of what i wanted to, and pushed my practice and the ways of listening into new territory.
i'm still trying to work out what i will write about the experience publicly, but there'll be something.
here's a review that david james from london city nights wrote about it:
http://londoncitynights.blogspot.de/2012/08/performance-s-p-c-e-summer-residency.html
what a great thorough review!
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