AS IF – AVOIN SARJA Suunnittelu: Jussi Johnsson ja Pilvi Porkola Esityksen kesto: vaihtelee n 20-40 min. Aikaisempia esityksellisiä kokeita: # 1 - # 2; 29.5. ja 31.5 2006, TTK:n tila, Katajanokka, Helsinki. Ensimmäisissä versioissa havainnollistimme esityksen ja ei-esityksen rajapintoja. Pohdimme, mikä voisi olla esityksen ”pienin elementti” |
AS IF – THE OPEN SERIES Concept: Jussi Johnsson and Pilvi Porkola Duration: Varying between 20-40 minutes When we began to carry out the series, we studied the book Dernières nouvelles des choses. Une expérience philosophique by a French philosopher Roger-Pol Droit. It considers some everyday objects’ nature in a philosophical and witty way. Quite soon we found out that the objects were not as interesting as a performative event itself and we decided to focus on basic questions: What is a performance? How small elements are able to create a performance? Where is the limit of the performance and the non-performance? What is watching? And some more: What kind of role can a video have in these acts which demonstrate the basics of the performance and watching? In our process we have consciously looked for the form of a series where subsequent performances each differ from previous ones. We have chosen and rehearsed some performative elements which vary according to each performance plan in a fixed way. Some of these elements that have been used thus far are, for instance, sitting on the chair, the performer’s presence, Be-Bob-A- Lola –song by Gene Vincent, animating objects and recognizing them in a different way than usually as well as the usage of a video. Previous experimental performances: # 1 - # 2; 29.5. and 31.5 2006, RRC’s place, Helsinki, Finland. In the first two versions we demonstrated the limits of the performance and the non-performance. We considered which could be the smallest element of the performance. |
| As If - Open Series #8 4.10.2007 klo 20 at Podium Live in Kulturhuset Hausmania (Hausmannsgate 34, Oslo, Norway). Info: www.blackbox.no/podium. |