proposal for Figment, 2012
I haven’t posted in about a month and I have to admit that I
have really missed thinking and writing for this blog. Over the past month I
have been dancing like crazy and it has been fun, but it certainly doesn’t take
the place of my visual work.
This was a nice thing to discover and now I am happy to be back and excited about a couple of new projects that I would like to share with
you.
The first project will be another performance on June 21 at
Space on White where Jorge and I performed last month. I am particularly excited about this
upcoming show because aside from having the opportunity to make a new work, I
am going to be curating and organizing the evening. I have chosen 3 other wonderful performers to share the
evening with me and I honestly look forward to speaking with each of them about
their projects and seeing how our works relate to each other.
The other artists are:
Monika Weiss
http://www.monika-weiss.com/
http://www.monika-weiss.com/
Marie Christine Katz
http://www.mariechristine.com
http://letstakeawalkmc.blogspot.com/
http://letstakeawalkmc.blogspot.com/
Edith Raw
I
think it will be an interesting evening so, save the date! I would love to see
you there. More detail will be coming shortly.
The second project will be a public performance as part of Figment, which will take
place June 9 & 10 on Governors Island
http://newyork.figmentproject.org/figment-nyc-2012/about-figment-nyc-2012/
http://newyork.figmentproject.org/figment-nyc-2012/about-figment-nyc-2012/
For
this project I will be wearing an extravagant, long dress and head wrap, which
will be covered with an excessive amount of small figures, made of fabric and
clay. For the intervention I will ask people to draw a figure or make one out
of fabric or clay. As people make their figures I will engage them in conversation,
trying to find out about their process and what is driving them to the shapes
and forms they are choosing.
Having studied the figure in a wide range cultures throughout history, I
am fascinated by how drastically different representations of the human body
can be and I am curious to discover the diversity of depictions I can find
right here in New York City. When people are done with their figures I will add
them to my dress (if it’s okay with them) and I will leave the day wearing the
diversity and uniqueness of everyone I met.
If
you think you will be coming please let me know so I can tell you were I will
be located.
And
finally, here are a couple of things I am looking for incase you know someone
who would be interested. I do not have a lot of money, but I can pay some kind
of stipend:
People
I am looking for:
*I have an opportunity for a friendly and creative person who would be interested in helping me with the project at Figment. This will involve helping me carry all the materials, getting the public interested, talking to people, taking photos and/ or video and just keeping an eye on everything.
*I have an opportunity for a friendly and creative person who would be interested in helping me with the project at Figment. This will involve helping me carry all the materials, getting the public interested, talking to people, taking photos and/ or video and just keeping an eye on everything.
*I would like to find someone organized who can be a stage manager for the performance
evening at Space on White on Thursday, June 21. This will involve helping set up the space, managing all the
different things the performers need like: setting up lights, moving around
props and managing other technical details with the project and sound.
*I
am also looking for a talented individual to shoot video of the performances at
Space on White.
Feel
free to contact me at speaking@hotmail.com
Best
wishes,
Michele
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