II hope to do two pieces of self-directed work in the period January-May 2009:
(a) Video Portrait of a Parish Centre (See other blog entry)
(b) Installation with recorded Performance on Bipolar Balance.
Work on this piece is only in very preliminary stages.
My idea is to create an installation where the audience can 'play' with the components and at the same time get some idea of how unpredictable the mood swings of bipolar condition can be.
Performance:
The metaphor for this instability is a balance - trays suspended from a bamboo pole across my shoulders.
I a blindfolded to indicate that I am out of control of the origins of my mood swings.
Glasses of water will be added randomly to one tray or the other by members of the audience. Weight of the glass will cause the tray to lower towards the ground, triggering a sensor to change the lighting, and vary sound. I will have to straighten the pole until the sound informs me that the bar is level again.
The installation
There will be a timber outline figure to hold the pole and trays. Glasses of water will be on adjacent table. Audience can experiment with wearing the pole if they wish.
Video recording.
Four cameras at different locations and levels will record and project the performance to the live audience, and will be available as a composite video for exhibition viewers.
Live audience will be invited to discuss the work afterwards.
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