Take a trip to the stars
I have been getting on with some new work, which is based on a sign I saw in Bristol for the Planetarium. It was a simple piece of signage that reads, ‘Take a trip to the stars!’ Sounds amazing doesn’t it? Followed by, ‘Ask at the information desk for more details’ which takes the shine of the whole thing. I created a red and white plastic sign on a website and should be getting this in the post in the next few days. I love the convenience of using the Internet to produce work quickly. On twitter I saw an opportunity to submit video based performance work which will be curated into an online video festival in June, follow this link for more details:
http://contemporaryperformance.com/
I have submitted my plane video and the documentation of me singing ‘It’s Now or Never’ in the Bosa Novas bar. At the moment I am playing a bit of a waiting game with another video piece, which is based on the Chinese New Year, Gala TV show. There is footage of this material on You Tube but there is a break in it so I really need to get it on DVD. When I watched the show in China there was an English computerised translation over the top it which really undermined the performances as it sounds devoid of emotion, I found this amusing and I want to re-create this particularly the magic trick sections of the show.
