SCRAPBOOK
Saturday, July 24th
EXQUISITE CORPSE
JOSEPH BERARDI, percussion; MITCHELL BROWN, electronics; WEBA GARRETSON, voice; PETRA HADEN, violin, voice; G. E. STINSON, guitar; KRIS TINER, trumpet
"One strategy the surrealists used to elicit imagery from the unconscious is called the "Exquisite Corpse." In this collaborative art form, a piece of paper was folded in four, and four different artists contributed to the representation of a figure without seeing the other artists' contributions. The first drew the head, folded the paper over and passed it on to the next, who drew the torso; the third drew the legs, and the fourth, the feet. The artists then unfolded the paper to study and interpret the combined figure."
We are proposing a musical interpretation of the "Exquisite Corpse" technique at the Schindler House, With the audience in the main courtyard, two groups of three musicians are set up in two different rooms of the house. Both rooms have sliding doors, which are open to the courtyard. One musician plays solo for approximately ten minutes. Then a musician in the other room joins in and they perform as a duet for approximately five minutes, at which time the first musician drops out and the second musician performs a solo for approximately ten minutes. The process repeats, alternating solo and duet and room to room, until all musicians have performed. The performance ends with the last solo musician performing a duet of approximately five minutes with the first musician.
Joseph Berardi
Mitchell Brown
Weba Garretson
Petra Haden
G.E. Stinson
Kris Tiner
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
Performances begin at 7:30 p.m.
Location:
MAK Center for Art and Architecture, L.A.
Schindler House
835 North Kings Road
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Advance admission: $15; $12 for students with valid I.D.,
FOSH and SASSAS members.
$18 at the door
sound. 2004 is curated by Cindy Bernard, Joe Potts and Tom Recchion
sound. is a project of The Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound (SASSAS) and is supported in part through grants from the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
Contribute to SASSAS at the $50 level and receive a copy of soundCd no. 1 or soundCd no. 2 as well as discounts for sound.