Photon Show at the Library
So Kurt Polkey and I were pleasantly surprised by a really smart offering at the Haydon Burns Basement this past Artwalk eve. We saw a grouping of projections (both new-fangled digital and old-skool overhead) and ambient live music/soundscape action. It was the perfect thing to do in that space. Congrats to Clay Doran for putting this together and to anyone else involved. I really enjoyed the band playing in a hole-in-the-wall (literally) with a live feed projection outside. They may still be playing there for all I know.
A Funk supreme!
Any more info on this event please include in the old commentsss!
UPDATE!!
just got this from Clay Doran in the old email:
it was curated by Crystal Floyd and Myself. It featured movies from Brian Giury, sculpture by Chad Coble, projections by Mikael Schewee and Clay Doran, and performances by After the Bomb Baby (http://www.myspace.com/afterthebombbaby) and Wudun (http://www.myspace.com/wudun). The idea for the show came shortly after the monster show. We loved the basement for the monster show because of the dark, mysterious, boiler room atmosphere. But we wanted this show to stand seperately. So we approached our next show with the intentions of taking advantage of everything else the basement had to offer. We wanted to use different space, different media, and a different theme. We decided to use projected images and movies as the sole lighting of the show. Adding the music of wudun and after the bomb baby almost as a soundtrack. After the Bomb Baby was reponisble for their entire performance, from the projection to the costumes. So I give them tons of credit. My goal was to create a new enviroment for the common art walk pedestrian. A show where nothing was for sale, where there is no paint, no frames, and no signatures…just light and sound. I saw a lot of confused faces, some people coming down and turning around immediately, but for the most part I think people were intrigued and pleasantly suprised. We plan on continuing to put on shows every month….not everyone will be extravagant but hopefully we can throw a couple of those in there too.
Thank you Clay! I was really thrilled with the experience and welcome more. Those who turned around and left missed out. I was also confused at first, but what a lovely and exciting state to be in!
6 Comments
contributor
October 4, 2008this looks amazing. so excited that space is being used on a regular basis now.
contributor
October 4, 2008What’s the story behind it? Who were the artists? How can one use that space for a show? Who would one talk to I wonder? I’m bummed I missed it. I haven’t been able to get out as much as I was before we had our second child. Thanks for covering this Mark.
kurt polkey
October 4, 2008It also begs the question, as Mark and I talked about, “do we like things because they are new to the Jax. scene or do we like things, well because they are good”?
I happened to like this installation a lot, the randomness of not only the videos, but also the space itself had me puzzled in a good way.
contributor
October 5, 2008I think it’s a little of both for me when I’m out and about. Good is such a relative term too to define art. I’m not sure if I can really define art in terms of good or bad.
To me it works or it doesn’t. Personally. i respond to it or I don’t. Then I have to ask myself why. Both responses are valid responses I feel.
What I don’t like is work that I don’t get any reaction from.
This does look like an interesting show. Wish I could have been there to do some video coverage of it. I would have loved to have had that in the art coverage archive.
Crystal
October 6, 2008Hey guys! I’m glad to see that people showed interest in the show, the musicians involved are really creative and talented artists and the videos and projections complimented the space just the way we envisioned. We’re excited to see how future shows unfold and hope to have continuing support by artists in the community. Thanks for coming to check it out!
Crystal
October 6, 2008p.s.
there are some additional pics of the show on my flickr if yr interested!
Photon Art Show