Masterclass Performance Art Claire
The group had to each make a piece of work by the end of the session. We had to perform, or record a performance. It could be about anything. We watched a few examples and Claire explained the works. We all spoke about our preferences and what we didn't like etc.
I am unsure about performance art. To me, it's very similar to drama and showing off/ ego which I am not keen on as it makes me feel vulnerable to humiliation. I occupy a bigger space in the world already, I am more noticeable already and as a woman we are trained by the world to shrink and occupy as little space as possible or at least be moulded into a more socially accepted shape, you only have to look at the corsetry trend that's regaining popularity to see that. I do not wish to be tweaked into a more acceptable form but I also don't like to be the centre of attention and I've never wanted that. I'd prefer to work with others and share authorship.
I do LOVE intervention art and people being involved in their or other peoples work in a dynamic way. Maybe I just like some kinds of performance art. I like how some curators can be artists too, like Hans Ulrich Obrist.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/mar/23/hans-ulrich-obrist-art-curator
I found the whole thing very stressful but I do love to be in difficulty and try and work out how to negotiate through that.
I was determined to hand in something as people in my group didn't seem to be intimidated by the task. I thought about the chats I've had with Rory where he's said to work with what's going on rather than fight against it. So I went somewhere quiet and I thought I'd use my breathing and shushing technique to calm down. I recorded myself pacing, my footsteps on the floor. I shushed myself, as I do in different ways. You could hear my breathing change throughout.
It wasn't the longest audio clip but I was pleased to have something to hand in. I had to play it for the group and found I was the only one who had recorded anything which made it extra embarrassing. The feedback I received was that the shushing calmed some people down too and their breathing was matching the clip.
I mentioned last year when I had taken part in a sound art session at uni and how it had gone badly. Claire said that the idea wasn't the reason it didn't work, but the execution. She said that the sound is intimate and personal and it would have worked out far better to make work for the individual. Like with headphones, so that the viewer/ listener would not have felt self-conscious and awkward. I hadn't thought of the girl who laughed and kept talking loudly over me might just have been uncomfortable.
Perhaps it's a thought to keep trying things but to have a forum to chat about it afterwards, not just be left wondering and making up answers to my own questions.
Martine mentioned she liked ASMR and explained those videos. I'll try them as I've worked on that before but I explained it as the feeling you get when something is so great you want to bite into it, like it's a firm jelly. So it's a good thing that now there's a real, less crazy way of explaining it.
I like holes and when things are hidden and enclosed. When they are submerged and enveloped. I like the process of them being removed. I even like the idea of potential like the way potential energy works for example. Or even a letter, a lottery thing, the things that are one thing - something banal but could have something magical inside them. It just needs to be activated. Once the things are shown and revealed it goes back to being boring again. It's the suspension that's the best. There are loads about it online but I hate the gross examples. I only like the patterned ones.
I watched an ASMR video but I am immune. I showed the hole pics from above to people and some people didn't care but a few really hated it, were absolutely disgusted by a piece of bread. Strange but interesting. I wonder how this could play into a performance piece.
It reminded me of when Lola took us to Blackburne House. One room was set up for face massages and also to give people ASMR via being spoken to and clips played on headphones.
It's an idea to use the opposite, like how Trypophobia is the opposite to Trypomania.
Artist; Taus Makhacheva
https://biennial.com/events/sculptural-signature-facial
I am unsure about performance art. To me, it's very similar to drama and showing off/ ego which I am not keen on as it makes me feel vulnerable to humiliation. I occupy a bigger space in the world already, I am more noticeable already and as a woman we are trained by the world to shrink and occupy as little space as possible or at least be moulded into a more socially accepted shape, you only have to look at the corsetry trend that's regaining popularity to see that. I do not wish to be tweaked into a more acceptable form but I also don't like to be the centre of attention and I've never wanted that. I'd prefer to work with others and share authorship.
I do LOVE intervention art and people being involved in their or other peoples work in a dynamic way. Maybe I just like some kinds of performance art. I like how some curators can be artists too, like Hans Ulrich Obrist.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/mar/23/hans-ulrich-obrist-art-curator
I found the whole thing very stressful but I do love to be in difficulty and try and work out how to negotiate through that.
I was determined to hand in something as people in my group didn't seem to be intimidated by the task. I thought about the chats I've had with Rory where he's said to work with what's going on rather than fight against it. So I went somewhere quiet and I thought I'd use my breathing and shushing technique to calm down. I recorded myself pacing, my footsteps on the floor. I shushed myself, as I do in different ways. You could hear my breathing change throughout.
It wasn't the longest audio clip but I was pleased to have something to hand in. I had to play it for the group and found I was the only one who had recorded anything which made it extra embarrassing. The feedback I received was that the shushing calmed some people down too and their breathing was matching the clip.
I mentioned last year when I had taken part in a sound art session at uni and how it had gone badly. Claire said that the idea wasn't the reason it didn't work, but the execution. She said that the sound is intimate and personal and it would have worked out far better to make work for the individual. Like with headphones, so that the viewer/ listener would not have felt self-conscious and awkward. I hadn't thought of the girl who laughed and kept talking loudly over me might just have been uncomfortable.
Perhaps it's a thought to keep trying things but to have a forum to chat about it afterwards, not just be left wondering and making up answers to my own questions.
Martine mentioned she liked ASMR and explained those videos. I'll try them as I've worked on that before but I explained it as the feeling you get when something is so great you want to bite into it, like it's a firm jelly. So it's a good thing that now there's a real, less crazy way of explaining it.
I like holes and when things are hidden and enclosed. When they are submerged and enveloped. I like the process of them being removed. I even like the idea of potential like the way potential energy works for example. Or even a letter, a lottery thing, the things that are one thing - something banal but could have something magical inside them. It just needs to be activated. Once the things are shown and revealed it goes back to being boring again. It's the suspension that's the best. There are loads about it online but I hate the gross examples. I only like the patterned ones.
I watched an ASMR video but I am immune. I showed the hole pics from above to people and some people didn't care but a few really hated it, were absolutely disgusted by a piece of bread. Strange but interesting. I wonder how this could play into a performance piece.
It reminded me of when Lola took us to Blackburne House. One room was set up for face massages and also to give people ASMR via being spoken to and clips played on headphones.
It's an idea to use the opposite, like how Trypophobia is the opposite to Trypomania.
https://biennial.com/events/sculptural-signature-facial
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